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Apple launches Apple Music for Artists

23/08/2019

Apple launches Apple Music for Artists, a portal for artists and creators which provides ‘Everything you need to understand your music’s impact across Apple Music and iTunes’. Apple Music for Artists joins other streaming services such as Spotify (Spotify for Artists) and SoundCloud (SoundCloud Creators) providing a dedicated portal for its artists and creators Apple Music for Artists features Keep tabs on how your music is performing View a quick snapshot of your music’s overall […]

2019 State of Music Streaming report

22/08/2019

Primephonic have published the 2019 State of Music Streaming report which is an online study into the streaming experiences of users. Conducted by YouGov and sponsored by the classical music streamer they have published a summary of their findings in a recent blog posting. The survey asked US adults who had streamed music in the past six months about their experiences and found that 60% of music streamers were frustrated by their streaming experience. The […]

Deezer updates ‘Queue List’ feature

20/08/2019

Deezer updates ‘Queue List’ feature which syncs your tracks across multiple devices no matter how often you switch. Premium users listening to a track on mobile, tablet or desktop can change devices and listen to the same track without having to look for it. Each user’s queue list is now stored in the cloud, making it effortless to switch between mobile, web, desktop, smart watches (Apple Watch and Android Watch), In Car (Carplay and Android […]

Spotify for Podcasters platform launched

19/08/2019

Spotify has launched its Spotify for Podcasters platform which at its heart is a discovery and analytics dashboard. The new platform which has come out of beta is built to empower the podcasting community allowing it to continue innovating and sharing their work with the world. On the platform a user can both submit a show to Spotify and dive deep into engagement and demographic data for their podcast, tracking things like average listening times, […]

Apple renames ‘Mastered for iTunes’

18/08/2019

Apple renames ‘Mastered for iTunes’ calling it ‘Apple Digital Masters’ and grouping all tracks that have been encoded in one place. Mastered for iTunes was launched in 2012 and is a set of tools and guidelines that encouraged record producers to use studio quality 24-bit 96 kHz originals to produce the 256 kbps AAC files that iTunes streams. Despite many press reports Apple Digital Masters are not HiRes and there are no publicly announced plans […]

Free Spotify offer with AT&T Unlimited plans

Get Spotify free with AT&T mobile

10/08/2019

Get Spotify free with AT&T mobile wireless plans for existing and new AT&T Unlimited &More Premium customers in the US. Spotify have teamed up with AT&T in a new relationship bringing Spotify Premium across one of the largest mobile networks in the US. Key facts about the Spotify and AT&T offer If you’re on or join AT&T’s Unlimited &More Premium wireless plan, you can choose Spotify Premium as your premium entertainment option at no extra […]

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SoundCloud launches mobile profile editing

05/08/2019

SoundCloud launches mobile profile editing which is creators top requested mobile feature enabling them to keep their profiles up-to-date when they’re on-the-go. Initial rollout started on 31st July on the SoundCloud iOS app. The profile is one of the primary tools SoundCloud creators use to showcase themselves and their sounds worldwide to collaborators, promoters, press, music managers, and to connect with their fans in real-time. Unlike other streaming services, SoundCloud gives creators maximum control of […]