CAF Audiofest 2019
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Capital Audiofest 2019 dates announced

Capital Audiofest 2019 dates announced as 1st to 3rd November 2019 at the Hilton Washington DC/Rockville Hotel & Executive Meeting Center. Billed as the ‘the East Coast’s Favorite Audio Show!’ CAF started out in 2010 as a very casual, DIY show which has evolved into a well-organized and well-attended event. The organisers promote the show as ‘a fun, friendly and family-oriented show, where you often see parents with children strolling from room to room listening […]

Apple Music 6 months free deal for US students
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Apple Music offers 6 month free trial to US students

Apple Music offers 6 month free trial to US students – the offer running up till the 26th September 2019. After the free trial students can sign up for just $4.99 per month, a 50% discount on the regular subscription. In order to get the student discount, you must verify your eligibility through Unidays. Simply enter your college or university email address and school name into the Unidays form. In addition to the deal on […]

SOURCE - Rolling Stone magazine
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Rolling Stone rolls out daily charts

Rolling Stone rolls out daily charts with five new charts available auto-populating in almost real-time on a daily basis, with finalized overviews available at the end of each week. The Rolling Stone Charts announced by the music magazine are powered by its independent analytics company Alpha Data, formerly known as BuzzAngle Music, which collects and processes data from dozens of major suppliers. The company aims ‘to reflect the true impact of music, celebrate the artists […]

Nielsen Music US Mid Year Report 2019
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US music streaming set to top 1 trillion in 2019

US music streaming set to top 1 trillion in 2019 according to market analysts, Nielsen in their US Music Mid-Year Report 2019. On-demand streaming continues to super-charge the US music industry with more than 507 billion streams in the first half of 2019 with expectations of exceeding 1 trillion streams for the full year. This was led by singles and albums by Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Halsey Khalid, BTS, LIl Nas X and Bad Bunny […]

Recording Studio
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Over 1000 HiRes albums are released each month in US

Over 1000 HiRes albums are released each month in US according to new data compiled by the RIAA, the US recording industry association. More than 33,500 albums representing nearly 400,000 tracks are currently available in ‘Studio Quality’ formats to stream or download in the US. These figures represent a 29% increase over a year ago, as major labels are now releasing some 1,000 albums per month in Studio Quality formats. The RIAA defines Studio Quality […]

CIRP – Spotify premium membership increases
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Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 3 million

Spotify increases US Premium subscribers by 3 million in the first quarter of 2019 according to investment research company Consumer Intelligence Research Partners, LLC (CIRP). As at 31st March 2019, CIRP estimates that in the US, 37% of Spotify users have a Spotify Premium subscription. “We’ve now tracked Spotify for a full year, and the user base continues to grow steadily in the US” said Josh Lowitz, Partner and Co-Founder of CIRP. “In the most […]

US Latin Music 2018 revenues
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Streaming makes up 93% of US Latin music revenue

Streaming makes up 93% of US Latin music revenues in 2018 according to the RIAA, the US recording industry association. Latin music’s transformation from a physical-based business to a streaming-driven one is even faster than the overall US music market’s turnaround. Revenues from streaming now comprise 93% of the total Latin market, with a paid subscription service increase of 50% fuelling most of the growth. The US Latin music business grew 18% in 2018 to […]