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Apple introduces Apple Music Sing

09/12/2022

Apple introduces Apple Music Sing, a new feature that allows users to sing along to their favourite songs with adjustable vocals and real-time lyrics. This is achieved by using a vocal slider which adjusts vocal volume, but does not fully remove vocals. Apple Music Sing also offers multiple lyric views to help fans take the lead, perform duets, sing backup and more. The new feature will be available later this month to Apple Music subscribers worldwide (except Voice […]

Deezer activates mood selection for Sonos Voice Control

09/12/2022

Deezer activates mood selection for Sonos Voice Control allowing users to be able to set the mood with a perfect blend of songs through the Flow feature, simply using their voice. Sonos users in the US now have the ability to launch a playlist based on their mood through Sonos Voice Control, with the addition of the Deezer exclusive Flow feature. Listeners can access mood based playlists from Deezer, with simple voice commands such as […]

Neil Young Radio returns to SiriusXM in HiRes

05/12/2022

Neil Young Radio returns to SiriusXM in HiRes to celebrate the release of his new album World Record for subscribers in the US and Canada. This unique stream features a high-resolution, lossless audio mix of Neil’s music and will be available until the 16th December 2022. To listen to Neil Young Radio High-Res log onto SiriusXM and you will hear decades of Neil’s classics, tracks from his new World Record LP, and songs from his recently released Harvest […]

Future is #1 on Pandora’s Top Thumb Hundred for 2022

02/12/2022

Future is #1 on Pandora’s Top Thumb Hundred for 2022 according to its recently released annual ranking of the most-loved songs by Pandora listeners. GRAMMY Award-winning rapper Future takes the top spot with “WAIT FOR U” (feat. Drake & Tems). Latin superstar Bad Bunny has the most songs on the list, with five of his hits making the Top Thumb Hundred for 2022. The countdown playlist is available now and is hosted by Pandora programmers J1 and Melony Torres. Listen here. […]

Audible app integrates Alexa

02/12/2022

Audible app integrates Alexa and enables hands free listening and other voice commands. “Alexa, read The Sandman.” Is just one of many voice commands that the Audible app can understand now that it’s integrated with Alexa technology. While listeners have long enjoyed Audible on Alexa-enabled devices, this development will allow voice control right in the app, enabling a much more hands-free experience. Runners absorbed in a book can repeat a section without breaking stride, cooks can […]

Spotify launches Audiobooks in US

27/11/2022

Update: 27/11/2022 – On Tuesday 22nd November, Spotify announced that audiobooks are also now available for purchase in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Spotify launches Audiobooks in US where Spotify listeners will be able to purchase and listen to more than 300,000 audiobook titles. The new service comes with a brand-new user interface that’s geared specifically for listening to audiobooks and fits them seamlessly alongside the music and podcasts available in the apps. […]

Almost half of Americans listen to spoken word content daily

04/11/2022

Almost half of Americans listen to spoken word content daily making up 29% of all audio listening. These findings are part of the 2022 Spoken Word Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research’s Share of Ear quarterly survey of Americans who are asked to keep a detailed one-day diary of their audio usage. Share of Ear utilizes a nationally representative sample of those age 13+. The sample for this study was 4,118. This year’s study also includes a special focus […]