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US Spotify users can play podcasts through Alexa

15/12/2019

US Spotify users can now play podcasts through Amazon Alexa and is available on both Spotify Free and Spotify Premium according to a recent blog posting. Until recently Spotify users have been able to ask Amazon Alexa to play music, like their Discover Weekly or Today’s Top Hits playlists, but not podcasts. But for US Amazon Alexa customers Spotify Free and Premium users can now ask Alexa to play their favourite podcasts as well. First […]

YouTube music app is the most used in India

15/12/2019

YouTube music app is the most frequently used in India according to a recent survey* by leading market research and data company, YouGov. The main reasons given for using YouTube are access to the latest soundtracks and ability to share music according to the research. Around a quarter of Indians (23%) claim YouTube Music is the most frequently used app by them in order to listen to music followed by Gaana (17%), Google Play Music […]

Apple podcasts now available on Echo devices

14/12/2019

Apple Podcasts are now available on Echo devices enabling listeners to stream over 800,000 shows available on Apple Podcasts by simply asking Alexa to play their favourite podcast. Announced by Amazon in a recent blog posting, Alexa users in the US will be able to listen to podcasts on Apple Podcasts on their Alexa-enabled device. If you link your account in the Alexa app using your Apple ID you can seamlessly pick up where you […]

Sirius XM and Pandora's Breakout Artists of 2020

Pandora predicts the Breakout Artists of 2020

13/12/2019

SiriusXM and Pandora predict the Breakout Artists of 2020 and produce an Artists to Watch 2020 playlist plus Latin, Country and Christian genre playlists. In a blog posting the streamer has produced bio’s of all the artists featured in the playlists which can be found here. Pandora and Next Big Sound have collaborated to select the 24 singers, rappers, DJs and bands they believe are poised for greatness in the coming year. Whether you’re into […]

Deezer available on Facebook’s Portal TV

13/12/2019

Deezer available on Facebook’s Portal TV and the app can be used with any Deezer account – Family, Free, Premium, Student and HiFi. The Deezer app is available for Portal TV owners now and you will be able to download the Deezer app on Portal, Portal Mini and Portal+ early next year. Portal TV also supports Alexa so you can ask Alexa to play Deezer as usual. Portal TV brings the video calling experience to […]

Big 4 streamers gain market share

12/12/2019

The big 4 streamers gain market share compared to smaller players according to media and technology analysts, MIDiA Research. Their research published in a recent blog posting compares the published and estimated subscriber base of music streaming services at the end of June 2019. Globally there were 304.9 million subscribers up 34 million on the end of 2018. Annual growth was 69 million subscribers in the period from June 2018 to June 2019 which was […]

YouTube’s top videos and music in 2019

10/12/2019

YouTube’s top videos and music videos in 2019 are released in a revamped format from 2018 in YouTube Rewind 2019 according to a recent blog by the streamer. Rewind 2019 video compiles the top videos and creators that were liked and watched most around the world, from the biggest games to must-watch beauty palettes and breakout stars. In music, Lil Nas X emerged from obscurity to take the top spot, and powerhouse female artists (Ariana […]