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Apple Music now has 100 million songs

03/10/2022

Apple Music now has 100 million songs and has emphasised the importance on human curation and not algorithms. Announcing this milestone Apple said, “Twenty-one years on from the invention of iTunes and the debut of the original iPod, we’ve gone from 1,000 songs in your pocket to 100,000x that on Apple Music. It’s phenomenal growth by any metric. The entire history, present, and future of music is at your fingertips or voice command.” They continued, […]

Get 4 months of Amazon Music for free

30/09/2022

Get 4 months of Amazon Music for free. The offer is available for new subscribers only and after the free period will revert to the normal subscription rate of £9.99 per month (£8.99 per month for Prime Members). Amazon’s deal is available in most territories with equivalent local pricing. Your subscription will renew automatically after the introductory offer and you can cancel your renewal at any time. The offer is available now and runs until […]

Deezer’s SongCatcher adds ‘humming feature’

27/09/2022

Deezer’s SongCatcher adds ‘humming feature’ adding the option to identify a track by just humming, singing or whistling parts of it. Users can now figure out the name of songs stuck in their heads and add it directly to their Deezer playlists. Deezer is the only music streaming service in the world with a track recognition feature that includes humming, singing and whistling as a part of its in-app search functionality. Alexandra Leloup, VP Core […]

US recorded music revenues up 9% in first half of 2022

23/09/2022

US recorded music revenues up 9% in first half of 2022 generating $7.7 Bn at estimated retail value according to the RIAA, building on the strong growth experienced the prior year. The number of paid subscriptions grew to a record high of 90 million, with revenues up 10% to $5.0 Bn and comprising almost two-thirds of the first half total. At wholesale value, revenues grew 8% to $4.9 Bn. Streaming Revenues from streaming music grew […]

Deezer boosts its in-app music discovery

18/09/2022

Deezer boosts its in-app music discovery with its ‘mix inspired by’ functionality now prominently featured in the app to encourage users to deep dive into new music with mixes inspired by the tracks they love Helping people discover new music is an essential part of Deezer’s promise to its users. With AI, advanced algorithms and editorial expertise, the global music streamer has created powerful personalization and recommendation tools to keep users finding new favourites – […]

Samsung users can get 3 months of Spotify for free

19/08/2022

Samsung users can get 3 months of Spotify for free on Samsung Galaxy mobile devices and Samsung Smart TVs for users who have not already tried Spotify Premium. Spotify and Samsung partnered in 2018 and this has allowed Samsung users to seamlessly connect their devices to Spotify. With the introduction of Spotify Group Session on Google Meet, Spotify Premium users on Android phones can start their listening sessions during a video call with a few […]

RTL launches RTL+Musik app in Germany

16/08/2022

RTL launches RTL+Musik app in Germany for paying subscribers of RTL+ powered by Deezer. Subscribers will now have access to 90 million tracks, more than 5000 curated playlists, and a user-friendly interface with key music streaming features. The music streaming service is a critical component in the expansion of RTL+ into a cross-media entertainment offering. Matthias Dang, Co-CEO RTL Deutschland said, “The German streaming market is growing. But with more and more offers, the market is […]