Streaming Archives

Amazon Music extends free streaming

24/11/2019

Amazon Music extends free streaming to the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android and also to FireTV devices. Amazon Music customers who do not yet have a Prime membership, or a subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited, can now listen to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and thousands of stations for free on their favourite devices. Previously only available to customers on Echo devices, today’s news expands access to customers using the Amazon Music […]

Spotify creates personalised road trip playlist

23/11/2019

Spotify creates personalised road trip playlist which launches in the US on a separate website, here, rather than as part of the streamer’s app. The Soundtrack Your Ride lets you personalise your playlist for your journey in three easy steps. Once you have logged into your Spotify account: Select the length Use the Google Maps tool or time selector to set the length of your trip Customize Take a quick quiz to personalise your playlist. […]

UK music streaming could double by 2023

23/11/2019

UK music streaming could double by 2023 by adding new services and innovations targeting different music fans more specifically according to research commissioned by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA). The report prepared by consultants OC&C, highlights of which are published in a recent ERA blog, suggest that the already booming streaming market could double to £1.6 Bn annually in as little as four years. Key to the growth forecast, say OC&C experts, is increasing streaming […]

Deezer HiFi arrives on mobile

22/11/2019

Deezer HiFi arrives on mobile giving CD Quality lossless FLAC streaming to phones and the web. All Deezer’s 52 million HiFi tracks can be downloaded which means that there is no compromise on quality when you listen to music offline. To take advantage of this enhanced quality plug in your high fidelity headphones and enjoy the following features with Deezer HiFi: Over 52 million songs all in FLAC quality No adverts interrupting your tunes Download […]

Americans are changing their listening habits

22/11/2019

Americans are changing their listening habits with people spending more time listening to Spoken Word Audio at the expense of music listening according to The Spoken Word Audio Report. The study conducted by the NPR and Edison research found that share of time spent listening to spoken word audio has increased 20% since 2014, while time spent with music across the same period decreased 5%. This shift is led by a dramatic increase in spoken […]

Apple Music launches Replay playlist

21/11/2019

Apple Music launches Replay playlist, a collection of your favourite music from 2019 and every year you’ve subscribed to Apple Music. This is similar to Spotify’s Wrapped feature and like any playlist can be added to your Apple Music Library making it possible to be streamed at any time including when offline. Unlike Spotify’s offering, Apple Music Replay is continually updated during the year and your Replay playlist can be shared with friends or posted […]

Promote on SoundCloud tool launched for creators

19/11/2019

Promote on SoundCloud tool launched for creators to help them boost their original tracks to the top of listeners’ feeds and mobile homepages. Announced in a recent blog, Promote is the latest addition to SoundCloud’s Premier programme, which now offers independent creators full-stack capabilities to share and promote tracks directly to fans on SoundCloud in real-time, distribute releases to their audience across all major music services worldwide, and get paid for plays both on SoundCloud and […]