Streaming Archives

Qobuz support for Naim Audio devices

21/01/2020

Qobuz support for Naim Audio devices is now available for owners of Uniti Atom, Star and Nova systems, plus ND5 XS2, NDX 2 and ND 555 network players. The update is enabled via a free over-the-air firmware upgrade which will allow users to enjoy seamless access to Qobuz streaming services – including true high-resolution streaming up to 24-bit/192kHz quality from within the Naim control app. Updates for Naim Mu-so 2nd Generation and Naim Mu-so Qb 2nd Generation wireless speakers will follow in Spring 2020 (in […]

Local music dominates Italian charts in 2019

13/01/2020

Local music dominates Italian charts in 2019 with 9 out of the top ten albums being Italian according to FIMI the Italian recorded music industry association. Colpa della Favole by Ultimo was the top album followed by Playlist Live by Salmo and in third place Machete Mixtape 4 by Machete. The only international name in the Top Ten is Queen, in tenth place with Bohemian Rhapsody, while the first female artist is positioned at number 15 […]

US Music streaming tops 1 Trillion in 2019

12/01/2020

US Music streaming tops 1 Trillion in 2019 according to BuzzAngle Music’s 2019 report on US music consumption. For the third year in a row, total consumption growth was up double-digits. The 13.5% growth in 2019 in total consumption was fuelled by the continued growth of on-demand streams. In 2018, there was a 16.2% growth in total consumption and an increase of 12.8% in 2017 over 2016. As a result of consumers continuing to move […]

Germans stream 107 Bn tracks in 2019

10/01/2020

Germans stream 107 Bn tracks in 2019, a 36% increase over the 79.5 Bn streams in 2018 and nearly double the 56.4 Bn streams in 2017 according to BVMI, the German music industry association. The figures compiled in association with GfK Entertainment also revealed that Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day produced record breaking streaming numbers. Dr. Florian Drücke, Chairman of BVMI, said, “More than one hundred billion audio streams in Germany in 2019 – […]

UK streaming reaches 114 Bn in 2019

09/01/2020

UK streaming reaches 114 Bn in 2019 with cassette and vinyl LP sales continuing to rise according to figures released by the BPI, the UK’s recorded music industry association. Music consumption up for fifth year in a row with the equivalent of 154m albums consumed across streaming and purchasing in 2019, up 7.5% on 2018 and reaching its highest level since 2006 (based on Official Charts Company data). UK recorded music in figures 114 Bn […]

Track and Spotlight editing now on SoundCloud mobile

08/01/2020

As part of SoundCloud’s commitment to rollout more mobile workflow tools Track and Spotlight editing is now available on iOS with Android ‘coming soon’ according to a recent blog posting from the company. Editing tracks such as turning it public can now be done on your mobile. How to edit tracks on mobile Within the latest version of the iOS app, select the track you want to update Tap the three dots Select ‘Edit track’, […]

Deezer trials a karaoke app

30/12/2019

Deezer trials a karaoke app in France using its AI based Spleeter technology according to a recent blog posting by the streamer (in French). Spleeter uses AI techniques to separate vocal tracks from instrumental tracks and this has been incorporated into a dedicated karaoke app called Karaoke by Deezer. The recording process usually mixes a selection of separate tracks – vocals, drums, bass etc – to produce the final recorded song. Given the final mix, […]