Streaming Archives

Spotify redesigns its TV experience

12/11/2023

Spotify redesigns its TV experience with new features and improvements which reflect the recent updates to its mobile and desktop apps. The streamer has made it easier to switch between household user accounts, give better visibility on what plays next and a home page primed for discovery. New Spotify on TV features New Home design- The Home page has been redesigned bringing the big-screen experience in line with the Mobile and Desktop apps. You can now […]

SiriusXM to rollout new streaming app

12/11/2023

SiriusXM is to rollout a new streaming app which will be available to users in the US from the 14th December 2023. Following on the heels of a rebrand the new app will offer listeners a ‘more personalized, easy-to-use, lean-back streaming experience that puts discovery at the forefront’. The price for this ‘Streaming All Access Plan’ will be $9.99/month and is aimed at attracting new listeners. Key features of the new SiriusXM app Always-On Personalization […]

Apple Music Voice Plan to be axed

11/11/2023

Apple Music Voice Plan is to be axed with the close down starting in November 2023 when Apple will be turning off auto-renew for existing Voice subscribers. If you’re a current Voice subscriber, you can continue on your plan for the duration of your final billing cycle. Or you can switch to another Apple Music plan: Individual, Student, or Family, as well as Apple One – which includes Apple Music, Apple TV+, and more. Current […]

Deezer rebrands and updates its apps

10/11/2023

Deezer rebrands and updates its apps with a new logo and user experience inviting its users to ‘Live the music’. In a recent announcement the streamer said it was, ‘…reinventing itself as an experience services platform, with expression and connection as guiding principles to help artists, fans and partners to be and belong through music. To highlight the transformation and recharge people’s emotional connection to the brand, Deezer is refreshing its visual identity.’ Jeronimo Folgueira, […]

Spotify’s Gen Z users streamed 560 Bn songs in first half of 2023

23/10/2023

Spotify’s Gen Z users streamed 560 Bn songs in first half of 2023 according to Spotify’s annual Gen Z trend report – Culture Next Volume 05. The report based on an international survey of Gen Z (15-24) Spotify users as well as their Millennial (25-40) counterparts in June 2023. In the first half of 2023, Gen Z listened to over 560 Bn songs and more than 3 Bn podcast episodes — a 76% increase over […]

YouTube Music now supported on Apple HomePod

23/10/2023

YouTube Music now supported on Apple HomePod enabling users to ask Siri to play music from the streamer, or set it as the default when they ask their HomePod to play music. In a statement published on reddit YouTube Music said, “We’ve officially launched YouTube Music support on Apple HomePod to all Premium and Music Premium members globally. To get started, ensure you have the latest version of the YouTube Music app, then go to […]

Deezer’s most streamed albums in 2023 so far

15/10/2023

Statistics on Deezer’s most streamed albums in 2023 so far were published yesterday to support National Album Day in the UK which was on the 14th October this year. The data shows a generational divide between those who consume albums, and those who cherry-pick their songs and stick to playlists – is narrowing in 2023. Based on this year’s listening habits (up to 14/09/2023), the highlights are: Beyonce’s Renaissance holds the record as the year’s […]