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Gen Z Americans discover podcasts through social media

25/06/2023

Gen Z Americans discover podcasts through social media with 24 million regular monthly listeners according to a recent report from Edison Research in partnership with  SXM Media. The Gen Z Podcast Listener Report is based on a survey of 1003 US individuals aged between 13 and 24 during April 2023 plus a number of in-depth interviews. Key findings from the report 47% of the Gen Z (age 13-24) online population in the US are monthly podcast listeners, […]

Enlighten Radio

02/06/2023

Enlighten Radio is an internet radio station with an eclectic mix of ‘Progressive Rebel Radio, Talk, Stories, Science, Jazz, Blues and Bluegrass from the Red Caboose Studio in West Virginia, USA’. It used to broadcast a CD Quality Lossless FLAC stream both as a direct link and a webplayer but this has been downgraded to a 128kbps MP3 stream. The website has recently been updated to include a programme guide (in blogroll format) to help […]

SomaFM

26/05/2023

SomaFM is a San Francisco based internet radio station broadcasting 39 channels of music in a wide range of genres including 70’s, alternative, ambient, Americana, folk, jazz, rock and many more. The station is listener supported relying on voluntary contributions from its listeners and when we tuned in at noon (UK BST) they had some 7.5k listeners. The station offers a wide range of audio formats including 128kbps and 256kbps MP3 and 32kbps 64kbps and […]

Podcasts are now on YouTube Music

01/05/2023

Podcasts are now on YouTube Music with an initial launch in the US with global availability promised ‘soon’. The feature started being rolled out at the end of last week and is expected to reach all US listeners shortly. This update allows those watching podcasts on the main app to continue listening to them on YouTube Music. Listeners can enjoy podcasts on-demand, offline, in the background, while casting and seamlessly switch between audio-video versions on […]

The US Latin music market grew 24% in 2022

16/04/2023

The US Latin music market grew 24% in 2022, just 3% below the all-time high from 2005 according to the RIAA, the American recorded music industry association. Total revenues of $1.1 Bn represented an all-time high share of overall US recorded music revenues of 6.9%, up from 5.9% in 2021. Revenues from streaming formats were more than $1 Bn, growing 25% to $1.06 Bn, and making up 97% of Latin music revenues. Paid subscriptions were once […]

US music revenues grew for 7th consecutive year

10/03/2023

US music revenues grew for 7th consecutive year in 2022 up 6% to a record high of $15.9 Bn according to figures released by the RIAA. Streaming continued to be the biggest driver of growth with record levels of paid subscriptions, continued growth in ad-supported format revenues and growing contributions from new platforms and services. Paid subscriptions continue to drive streaming growth Streaming continued to account for a large majority of recorded music revenues in 2022. […]

43% of Black Americans are monthly podcast listeners

24/02/2023

43% of Black Americans are monthly podcast listeners with 75% of listeners actively seeking out content that focuses on Black stories and perspectives. These findings are part of The Black Podcast Listener Report 2.0 from Edison Research in partnership with  SXM Media and Mindshare based on a survey of over 2,500 Black Americans age 18+. Key findings from the report 43% of the Black 18+ population in the US has listened to a podcast in the last month. That percentage is larger than the number […]