Napster says indie music growth on its platform has more than doubled since 2015. 33% of the top 100 streamed artists are from indie artists and labels. The report is anecdotal since it is from a single platform, but it does showcase a rise in indie mu…
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Offline Streaming Player Mighty Adds Support for Amazon Music
The iPod Shuffle-like Mighty player now supports Amazon Music. Mighty users can now add content from Amazon Music to their devices for offline playback. The Mighty music player allows digital music streaming services to be taken ‘offline’ w…
YouTube Music Borrows Personalized Playlists From Spotify — Introducing Your Mix
YouTube Music has rolled out its first personalized playlists to all subscribers after a limited test. Discover Mix and New Release Mix were spotted in September, but now all users have access to them. In addition to those new playlists, YouTube Music …
Spotify Files a U.S. Patent Application for a ‘Lyric Analyzer’
Spotify filed a U.S. patent for a lyric analyzer that may have a broad range of uses. The patent was first filed in 2018 but was made public only recently. The patent describes several uses for the technology, chief among them to generate tags based on…
Spotify Is Now Advertising ‘High Quality Sound’ — Just Don’t Tell the Audiophiles
Spotify is now advertising its 320 kbps bitrate as ‘high-quality sound’ to its Premium subscribers. Meanwhile, Amazon Music HD tracks have an average bitrate of 850 kbps. Back in 2017, Spotify tested offering lossless audio for an additiona…
Spotify Installs a Big Fat Podcast Button to Draw More Users
Spotify spent more than $500 million building its podcast platform in 2019. Now a new ‘Pick Topics’ button will recommend users podcasts based on their interests. The new podcast button will appear for users in the U.S., U.K., Brazil, Irela…
The Top 40 Most Popular Songs of All Time, According to YouTube
The 40 most popular songs on YouTube have been revealed. Unsurprisingly, songs released in the 2010s took the top spots for ‘most popular songs’ on the list. Interestingly enough, only one song from the ’80s and ’90s crossed the…
Pandora’s Interactive Voice Ads Have Arrived — Would You Like To Learn More?
Pandora’s new interactive voice ads format is now live with limited test partners. Users can learn more by saying ‘yes’ after an advertisement. The first round of advertisers on board for the new format include Doritos, Unilever, Wend…
Tidal and Dolby Partner to Bring Dolby Atmos to Tidal’s HiFi Subscribers
Tidal HiFi subscribers can now listen to music using Dolby Atmos technology on Android. The available catalog includes hits from Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. Dolby Laboratories has announced a partnership with Tidal for HiFi subscriber…
TikTok Owner ByteDance Has Launched a Spotify Rival In India and Indonesia
ByteDance — the parent company of video social media hit TikTok, is experimenting with a new music app. The Resso app is available in India and Indonesia for now. Resso launched six months ago in its two test markets. Since then, it has managed to gar…