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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 […]

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 […]

Half of Americans can’t name a classical composer

08/12/2019

Half of Americans can’t name a classical composer but a third say they like to listen to classical music according to a recent survey* commissioned by Primephonic and conducted by YouGov. The survey results published in a recent blog posting show that although Americans know very little about classical music, they like to listen to it. Of those that do, more than half of those who listen do not do so regularly. In the US […]

US Students can get IDAGIO Premium for half price

07/12/2019

US Students can get IDAGIO Premium for half price with availability in other countries ‘promised soon’. Available now, students across the US can subscribe to IDAGIO Premium for half price, $4.99/month instead of $9.99. According to the classical music streamer ‘It’s our aim to inspire students across all disciplines by offering easy access to classical music at a price that fits a student budget. Whether you’re a music student benefiting from our comprehensive catalogue of […]

Improving streaming services could gain more subscribers

05/12/2019

Improving streaming services could gain more subscribers according to a recent survey* of US adults conducted by YouGov on behalf of specialist classical music streamer, Primephonic. The survey’s main findings showed dissatisfaction with all the mainstream streaming services: 73% cannot always easily find what they are looking for 85% do not frequently listen to playlists recommended by their streaming services 74% do not believe streaming services do an adequate job at introducing them to new […]

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. […]

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 […]