US Archives

TIDAL adds Metallica to its HiRes catalogue

01/01/2021

TIDAL adds Metallica to its HiRes catalogue with all their albums and specially curated playlists on TIDAL Masters in the US. HiFi members can access iconic albums like “Master of Puppets” and “Ride The Lightning” and playlists of the band’s classic tracks including Essentials, Live Essentials, the decade-by-decade Evolution (80’s, 90’s & 21st Century) and more. In TIDAL Magazine, hard-rock authority Ian Christe, author of the definitive metal history Sound of the Beast, has crafted a special essay detailing Metallica’s enduring influence. Metal fans can explore more […]

Pandora publishes Top Thumb Hundred 2020

12/12/2020

Pandora publishes Top Thumb Hundred 2020 with 9 out of the top ten tracks being Hip Hop and Rap. Girl power also came good with Cardi B topping the list and Megan Thee Stallion leading the list of power acts with the most songs included in the rankings – eight. Power Acts – artists with the most songs on the list Megan Thee Stallion: 8 Drake: 7 Lil Baby: 7 Jhené Aiko: 6 Roddy Ricch: […]

Podcast listening in the US hits all time high

26/10/2020

Podcast listening in the US hits all time high reaching 6% of all audio listening according to Edison Research in its Share of Ear study. The latest findings show that the share of time Americans age 13+ spend with podcasts as a percentage of all their audio listening has tripled from just 2% in 2014. Tom Webster, Edison Research SVP said, “Podcasting has become the greatest companion medium. Not only can you take it with you while you […]

Spotify launches new daily morning show

26/10/2020

Spotify launches new daily morning show which combines personalised wake-up tunes and the latest news. The Get Up is available in the US every day Monday to Friday at 7am eastern. The show will feature three hosts – Kat Lazo, Speedy Morman, and Xavier “X” Jernigan. Other work by the hosts in their own words Kat – They’re welcome to follow my work on Instagram, and check out my video series, The Kat Call, where I debunk taboos and misconceptions about the Latino community. Speedy […]

Americans increasingly listening on the move

25/10/2020

Americans increasingly listening on the move reflecting the lifting of quarantine restrictions according to recent research from Edison Research. The findings are from their Share of Ear reports based on interviews conducted during October, 2020. Prior to COVID-19 restrictions in Q2 2020, 32% of all audio in in the US was consumed in car. When quarantine restrictions went into place in Q2, erasing many Americans’ commutes and greatly reducing travel in general, in-car listening plummeted by […]

Pandora continues to lose listeners

25/10/2020

Pandora continues to lose listeners with monthly active users (MAU) down 7% from a year ago according to the latest Q3 2020 financial results from parent company SiriusXM. MAUs were 58.6 million in the third quarter, down from 63.1 million in the prior year period. Total ad supported listener hours also declined from 3.12 billion in the period, down from 3.32 billion in the third quarter of 2019. Pandora added 105,000 net new self-pay subscribers […]

US Latin music market grew 18.6% in first half of 2020

10/10/2020

The US Latin music market grew 18.6% in first half of 2020 with streaming accounting for 96% of this market according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. During this period revenues from Latin music in the US grew to $296.1 million at retail value, the fourth consecutive year of double digit percentage growth. Latin music continued to grow its share of overall US music revenues to 5.2%. Total streaming revenues grew 20.3% to $285.2 […]