Streaming Archives

Amazon Music launches in Brazil

24/09/2019

Amazon Music launches in Brazil offering Amazon Music, Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime Music all with local playlists and content. Amazon Music Unlimited offers an ad-free service which includes chart-topping releases from Brazilian and International artists including Pabllo Vittar, Post Malone, Ivete Sangalo, Billie Eilish, Gustavo Mioto along with locally curated playlists and stations developed specifically for music fans in Brazil. Prime Music is also now available in Brazil, offering Prime members a selection of […]

YouTube Music launches in the Middle East

23/09/2019

YouTube Music launches in the Middle East and is available now in Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Lebanon, Oman and Qatar. YouTube Music subscriptions start at SAR 19.99 and YouTube Premium at SAR 23.99. Regional director of marketing at Google MENA, Tarek Abdalla said, “For over a decade, millions of people in the Arab world have come to YouTube to watch, learn and listen. Music is the second most popular category on […]

Spotify for couples plan now in 14 more countries

22/09/2019

Spotify for couples plan now in 14 more countries making a total of 19 countries where the Spotify Premium Duo plan is available. Spotify rolled out a pilot of the two-person subscription plan for couples living under roof to five countries (Ireland, Poland, Denmark, Chile and Colombia) in March this year. The streamer is now extending this offer to an additional 14 countries in Latin America and launched this at the beginning of September. Spotify […]

Deezer champions fairer way to pay artists

21/09/2019

Deezer champions fairer way to pay artists and launches user-centric payments system website to show how this would make the music industry fairer for artists all over the world. The initiative is centred around a new website that explains the benefits of a fairer user-centric approach to distributing streaming royalties, compared to the market share-based way the industry is using today. Deezer is encouraging music fans to explore the site, learn how a user-centric payment […]

US music revenues grew 18% in first half of 2019

19/09/2019

US music revenues grew 18% in first half of 2019 driven by a 30% rise in streaming subscriptions, according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. Paid subscriptions exceeded 60 million for the first time with total revenues growing 18% to $5.4 Bn. Streaming now accounts for 80% of music industry revenues. Streaming Revenues from streaming music grew 26% to $4.3 billion for the first half of 2019 with paid subscriptions continuing to be […]

Share what you’re listening to on Spotify with Snapchat

Spotify integrates sharing with Snapchat

18/09/2019

Spotify integrates sharing with Snapchat allowing you to listen to your favourite music and podcasts anytime, anywhere and then share what you’re up to instantaneously on Snapchat. As part of a new integration you will be able to seamlessly share what you’re listening to in a Snap [story]. Spotify users who have the Snapchat app installed will be able to share their favourite tracks, playlists, albums, and podcasts right to Snapchat for sharing with friends directly […]

Amazon Music adds CD Quality and HiRes streams

18/09/2019

Amazon Music adds CD Quality and HiRes streams as part of Amazon’s new premium service, Amazon Music HD. Available in the US, UK, Germany and Japan subscribers will be able to access 50 million songs in High Definition (CD Quality) and ‘millions of songs’ in Ultra High Definition (HiRes). Subscriptions start at $12.99/month for new subscribers and current subscribers to Amazon Music pay $5/month plus their regular plan fee in the US. In the UK […]