Germany had 213 Bn streams in 2023 according to figures by the BVMI from data compiled by GfK Entertainment. This was 12% more than 2022 when 191 billion streams were achieved. Within five years the number has almost doubled; In 2019 there were 108 billion views. If you add up all the data since the start of recording in 2013, the streams now add up to over a trillion. According to the released figures, current music is the most popular era of […]
IFPI launches four new music charts in MENA covering Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and North Africa. These Official charts went live at the end of November last year giving music fans, record labels and artists an official ranking on the top streaming tracks in countries across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. In addition to the Official MENA regional chart, the four new charts will be – the Official Egypt Chart, Official Saudi […]
Global on-demand audio streams reached 4.1 Tn in 2023, an increase of 22.3% on 2022 according to Luminate, the entertainment data and insights company that powers Billboard Charts. Previously in their annual Luminate Year-End Music Report they have focussed on the US music market but this year there are insights on 50 markets including the US and Canada. On-demand music streaming increased by 12.7% in the US in 2023 with 1.2 Tn streams. World, Latin and Country music […]
Apple Music Classical expands in Asia and will be available from the 24th January in China, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao according to a recent announcement on X (Twitter). The app can now be pre-ordered in these countries. Apple initially launched the its Classical app on the 28th March last year with an iPhone app and has since release an Android app in June and an iPad app in November. Available to […]
European lyrics and lyric translations get a boost as BELEM announces that two major European artists have won grants from the programme’s first Open Call, as it also launches its second Open Call to the industry. The BELEM project (Boosting European Lyrics and their Entrepreneurial Monetization) aims to foster the licensing, aggregation, distribution, exhibition and translation of lyrics to increase the export and promotion of European lyrics and lyric translations. According to BELEM, the easy […]
Curtis Audiophile Café is an Audiophile Café based in Barcelona, Spain which also broadcasts a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream. In addition to the usual social media links the café also has a Spotify and MixCloud presence. Website: https://curtisaudiocafe.com/ CD Quality Lossless FLAC: http://curtisradio.ddns.net:8000/CurtisPhonoFlac To find out more about CD Quality Internet Radio go here. To find out more about HiRes Internet Radio go here. To get further information on: How to listen to lossless FLAC […]
Anghami launches its 2023 in Music campaign, #Anghami2023inMusic and reveals it official 2023 Music Charts highlighting artists’ stats and data. Anghami is the leading music entertainment audio streaming platform in the MENA region and its official 2023 in Music Charts reveal impressive trends in both Arabic and International music scenes. The top three Arabic artists – Amr Diab, Ahmed Saad, and Tamer Hosny – continue to influence the regional music landscape. Meanwhile, global artists such […]
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