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SoundCloud announces ‘The SoundCloud Playback’ 2021

04/12/2021

SoundCloud announces ‘The SoundCloud Playback’ 2021 featuring fan-powered top picks plus a newly expanded ‘Your 2021 Playback’. The Playback (SoundCloud’s end of year review) spotlights the year’s top artists, tracks, biggest debuts, hardest hits and engaging artist-to-fan moments. Powered by fans and communities driving what’s next in music culture, ‘The SoundCloud Playback’ is rooted in music discovery from emerging and established creators, making it the antithesis of expected mainstream round-ups. The Top Artist spot goes to YoungBoy Never […]

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SoundCloud Review

03/12/2021

History SoundCloud was originally set up in 2008 as an online audio distribution platform that enabled its users to upload, record, promote and share their originally-created sounds. Recently it has split its subscriptions into a ‘listener’ Go channel which targets users who want music streaming and downloading and its ‘creator’ Pro channel which follows its original focus allowing the uploading of content, downloads for fans and reporting of interest in downloads and streamed tracks. A […]

90% of US adults believe enhanced audio quality is a ‘must have’

02/12/2021

90% of US adults believe enhanced audio quality is a ‘must have’ according to a recent survey commissioned by Dolby Laboratories into music listening behaviour. The survey of 2,000 adults in the US was commissioned by Dolby between 10-12 November 2021 and found that when choosing a music streaming plan, music fans prioritize quality above all – especially Gen Z. This insight coincides with broader industry trends around the increase among streaming services that offer subscribers enhanced audio through spatial […]

YouTube Music grows share of Dutch app market in Q3 2021

02/12/2021

YouTube Music grows share of Dutch app market in Q3 2021 according to Telecompaper’s Dutch Apps Market report for Q3 2021. The research by Telecompaper, an independent research and publishing company focussed on the telecommunications industry was based on a poll of 5000 respondents aged between 16 and 80 years of age in Q3 2021. Spotify’s streaming music app was installed on 43% of all Dutch smartphones in Q3 making it the market leader in the […]

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YouTube Music Review

02/12/2021

History The original version of YouTube Music was launched in November 2015 together with a premium subscription, YouTube Red, which covered all of the YouTube platform including the Music app. In June 2018, Google (the owners of YouTube) relaunched the service as YouTube Premium which contained YouTube and YouTube Music and a standalone subscription to YouTube Music. YouTube Premium is £11.99/month and £17.99 for a family subscription (up to 6 family members) and YouTube Music […]

NPR Music reveals its 50 Best Albums of 2021

01/12/2021

NPR Music reveals its 50 Best Albums of 2021 and provided playlists on the major streamers. NPR Music’s staff said they had “found ourselves drawn to albums by artists making breakthroughs, moving forward with clarity, without balking at the obstacles falling in their way. Our list of the year’s 50 best is topped by an album that was unmatched in concept, songwriting or performance, but it had so much good company. Everywhere on this list […]

Qobuz presents its UK Top Tracks, Albums and Artists for 2021

01/12/2021

Qobuz presents its UK Top Tracks, Albums and Artists for 2021 with classic tracks and artists remaining in the top spots but new artists starting to make their mark. Qobuz has unveiled its 50 most-streamed titles and top 10 most-streamed albums, as well as their top 10 most played bands and female and male artists of 2021. The Beatles top the list for the most played bands of 2021, with Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, London […]