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 […]
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 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, […]
8tracks is to close at year end (2019) according to a recent announcement by the company. Launched on 8th August 2008 the streamer initially offered a globally available streaming service which in 2016 was restricted to the US and Canada due to licensing concerns. The reasons given for the closure are that because of its relatively small scale compared to the likes of Spotify it cannot charge enough in advertising to fund its advertising sponsored […]
Music piracy is declining in Australia according to a recent survey conducted by the Australian Government’s Department of Communications and the Arts. The survey conducted in March 2019 was the fifth consumer survey of online copyright infringement amongst Australians aged 12+ which asked respondents about their consumption of all types of online content. The results show that consumption continues to grow and ‘online copyright infringement continues to trend down’. The four key objectives stated for […]
Indie artist streams double on Napster’s 100 most streamed artists growing from 15% in 2015 to 33% in 2019 according to a recent blog posting. Latest data from the streamer shows that its subscribers are streaming songs and albums by indie artists more frequently helping more listeners discover music outside the mainstream. Indie artists are also seeing this trend and are feeling optimistic. Eva Walker, The Black Tones, said, “With a ton of hard work […]
Today’s Top Hits, Spotify’s biggest playlist hits 25 million followers and has been streamed more than 20 billion times according to a recent blog posting. If Today’s Top Hits was an artist, it would be the third most streamed of all time (after Drake and Ed Sheeran). Over 70 featured artists have received 100+ million plays Since 2014, Spotify’s team of curators have analysed its streaming data, as well as music culture and trends, to […]
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