Streaming Archives

SoundCloud releases 2023 Party Bangers playlist

30/12/2023

SoundCloud releases 2023 Party Bangers playlist to provide a soundtrack for your New Year’s Eve Party. In their release announcement they said, ‘As the year winds down take a journey back through 2023 with 23 party bangers that had us moving all year long. From Romy’s “Enjoy Your Life,” an anthem of triumph, and Fred Again & Obongjayar’s euphoric “Adore U” to Troye Sivan’s steamy house-pop floor-filler “Rush” and Peggy Gou’s omnipresent earworm, “(It Goes […]

TikTok upgrades app experience for larger devices

29/12/2023

TikTok upgrades app experience for larger devices to improve usability for users accessing it on larger screens and foldable devices. This new update offers a complete upgrade, ensuring a seamless and visually appealing TikTok experience for users worldwide, regardless of the device they choose. People can now watch their favourite videos on larger screens and experience a clear video feed, streamlined navigation bars, and orientation support. As part of this experience, TikTok are experimenting with […]

Fifth of young Americans stream radio

28/12/2023

Fifth of young Americans stream radio rather than listen on traditional radio sets according to a recent blog post by Edison Research. Using their Share of Ear survey that measures the full audio space and how much the audio average American consumes in a typical day using a nationally representative sample of those aged 13+. Since 2015, the total portion of radio listening time that comes from streams has more than doubled, from 6% to 13% among those […]

TikTok’s Add to Music app comes to 19 new countries

16/12/2023

TikTok’s Add to Music app comes to 19 new countries following on from its launch in the US and UK one month ago. The Add to Music App gives music fans the ability to save the songs they discover on TikTok on the music streaming services of their choice, including Amazon Music and Spotify. The app is now rolling out for users in 19 new countries: Canada, Japan, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Saudi Arabia, Ireland, Sweden, Thailand, Malaysia, UAE, […]

SiriusXM is rolling out its new app today

15/12/2023

SiriusXM is rolling out its new app today on the web as well as the App Store, Google Play, and on Amazon Fire devices, with additional platforms and features to come in early 2024. The new SiriusXM app puts SiriusXM’s unique content offering at the forefront, including: live human curated music channels, one-of-a-kind celebrity talk shows, and a one-stop destination for the most comprehensive live sports coverage and analysis. Listeners can hear hundreds of streaming-only […]

Deezer’s Top 10 Christmas tracks and playlists

15/12/2023

Deezer’s Top 10 Christmas tracks and playlists have been added to a Christmas channel together with playlists for your New Year’s Eve celebrations. Christmas Top 10 tracks The most streamed songs during the holidays in 2022 had Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” as the most popular Christmas song worldwide. In addition to typical classics like Wham!’s “Last Christmas”, Dean Martin’s “Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!”, Diana Krall’s […]

Fans around the world are listening to more music than ever

11/12/2023

Fans around world are listening to more music than ever according to a recent study by IFPI, representing the recording industry worldwide. Engaging with Music 2023 measured how 43,000 people across 26 countries, the largest study of its kind and was conducted between August and October 2023. Engaging with Music 2023 report highlights We’re listening to more music than ever – people spend 20.7 hours on average listening to music each week (up from 20.1 hours […]