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Music sales in Spain grew by 12.4% in first half of 2022

Music sales in Spain increase by 22% in first half of 2021

09/10/2021

Music sales in Spain increase by 22% in first half of 2021 with physical sales recovering but not to pre-pandemic levels according to Promusicae, the Spanish record industry association. Spaniards spent almost 169.2 million euros in consuming music, both in digital and physical formats that represents a 22.3% increase compared to the same period of 2020 (138.3 million euros) – a time marked by the start of the pandemic, the preventive closure of non-essential shops […]

Deezer rolls out an Emotional Jukebox

08/10/2021

Deezer rolls out an Emotional Jukebox with an extension to its signature Flow feature letting you get in touch with your feelings. Flow now has a brand new smart Flow Moods wheel which takes personalization to the next level. Each ‘mood’ is uniquely matched to your taste and listening preferences using data, smart algorithms and suggestions from Deezer’s editors around the world to create the right mood mix for you. Flow Moods includes artists you […]

Qobuz expands into Japan

08/10/2021

Qobuz expands into Japan by acquiring e-onkyo music, a high-resolution music download platform, from Onkyo Corporation, the Japanese high-end electronics manufacturer. The purchase by Xandrie SA, the parent company of Qobuz, represents a new major strategic step forward for Qobuz, which intends to continue its international expansion. It follows the launch of the service last April in the Nordic countries (Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland), as well as in Australia and New Zealand. Other opening plans […]

Spotify podcasts get interactive

05/10/2021

Spotify podcasts get interactive with new Q&A and Polls features rolled out to coincide with International Podcast Day. Spotify and Anchor are enabling these new features to help creators and listeners interact more deeply with podcast content. These interactive enhancements will make it easier for listeners to engage with the people behind their favourite podcasts and for creators to hear from their fans and listeners directly on Spotify. Q&A and Polls allow listeners to respond […]

Primephonic Review

05/10/2021

Update 05/10/2021: At the end of August 2021, Primephonic was acquired by Apple and was closed down. Its services will be relaunched as part of Apple Music but no date has been set for the rollout. For further information on this go to Apple buys classical musical music streamer Primephonic. […]

Background listening comes to YouTube Music

04/10/2021

Background listening comes to YouTube Music which will allow people to continue listening to YouTube Music while using other apps or when your screen is off. Within this, you can engage with the YouTube Music app through an ad-supported, radio-like experience featuring the artists, songs, and albums you love, plus personalized mixes on shuffle – all without the hassle of having to keep the YouTube Music app open on your device. This feature will begin rolling […]

Deezer reveals podcasting trends

02/10/2021

Deezer reveals podcasting trends to showcase its users’ listening trends to celebrate International Podcast Day which happened on 30th September. Deezer reported a huge 61% increase in audio content streams in the last year with a 40% growth of podcast active users in the same time period. The shows that have captured the world’s attention in 2021 include TED Talks Daily, which took no.1 position in 2021. This was followed by The Daily, Distractible, All […]