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Billboard changes streaming chart rules

05/06/2018

Billboard magazine publishers of the iconic Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts will change the way it applies streaming data to its charts with greater emphasis given to paid subscription streams, with ad-supported activity remaining an important factor on the album and songs charts. Currently, Billboard has two types of streaming plays for the Hot 100 songs chart (and its other genre-specific hybrid songs charts): on-demand (such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube) and programmed […]

Spotify reverses ‘No Hate Content’ policy

02/06/2018

Spotify has reversed its ‘No hate content and hateful conduct’ policy introduced in May 2018 following controversy since its introduction. The policy that removed R Kelly’s music from their playlists prompted wide criticism and a record industry backlash. In a post on the Spotify blog, the company stated that it ‘believed our intentions were good’ but considered the language it used was ‘vague’ causing ‘confusion and concern’ and resulted from not spending ‘enough time getting […]

Qobuz upgrade iOS app

01/06/2018

Qobuz have released an updated version of its iOS app (4.0.16) with a new clearer ‘Discover’ page and a new Genre Selector. The new Discover page has improved legibility with dedicated buttons to listen directly to: A playlist The perfect album A greater distinction between ‘Panoramas’ and the Playlists The new Genre selector (which has already been incorporated into the Qobuz web player) has: A new clearer dedicated icon The ability to select a genre, […]

DEEZER releases new Android TV app

01/06/2018

DEEZER has released a new version of its native Android TV app which includes brand new features for Premium+ users, including recently played, channels, lyrics, podcasts and radio. Radio is available for both free and Premium+ users and in select countries including France, Germany, UK and US. Top Podcasts are only available for Premium+ users in select countries including France, Germany, UK and US, with regular podcast content further available in Austria, Ireland and Brazil. Freemium […]

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Bandsintown integrates Apple Music for seamless discovery experience

23/05/2018

Bandsintown, a specialist app for concert goers, has integrated Apple Music which will help Apple Music subscribers discover more artists by seamlessly listening to an artist’s catalogue and simultaneously browsing live events without ever having to switch between apps. The Bandsintown app uses Apple’s MusicKit integration technology to enable background listening and a seamless experience for uses. Bandsintown already has links to connect Spotify accounts to the Bandsintown app and a similar close integration would […]

TIDAL and The Prince Estate reach deal to release new music

18/05/2018

TIDAL and The Prince Estate have confirmed plans to release new Prince music exclusively via the TIDAL streaming service. The new album will contain previously unreleased music sourced from Prince’s vast archive of Vault recordings. The album – expected to be released in 2019 – will stream exclusively on TIDAL for fourteen days and will be available for download seven days after its debut. A global physical release is planned following the exclusive digital premiere […]

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YouTube to launch new music streaming service

18/05/2018

YouTube will be launching a new music streaming service on 22nd May in the US, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico and South Korea and a further rollout to Austria, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Norway, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK in the coming weeks. YouTube’s new music streaming services YouTube Music – a free ad-supported streaming service YouTube Music Premium – a paid membership that provides background listening, downloads and an ad-free […]