News Previously unreleased David Bowie live album ‘Ouvrez Le Chien’ announced by Claudia Schmidt Parlophone Records have announced that they will be releasing a previously unheard live album from the one and only David Bowie. The album, originally recorded in Dallas in 1995, is…
Film and TV News Why Studio Ghibli’s Joe Hisaishi will never fully support music streaming by Emily Elvish For years, the beloved Studio Ghibli swore to never digitalise their art. However, when the pandemic hit, that all changed. In the last months, the Japanese studio have sought out…
News Spotify has finally removed its 10,000 song library limit by Kayla McNicoll Hallelujah and praise the Lord, because Christmas just came early. Spotify has just announced an exceptional gift for its users. The streaming site has just removed the 10,000 song limit…
News There’s a new streaming service on the way: HBO Max by Mia Montesin Hand-picked by humans, HBO Max is Warner Media’s new streaming platform. Dubbed “where HBO meets so much more,” the streaming package will host a monstrous 10,000 hours of material on its…
News Surprisingly, music streaming and album sales are down during coronavirus by Claudia Schmidt With so many people around the world currently staying at home and self-isolating, you’d think now more than ever we’d be streaming music. Yet strangely, it seems the opposite is…
News A streaming site in Iran is removing women from their own album covers by Claire Adema A key streaming service in Iran has decided to take matters into their own hands, spurred by worries surrounding the impact of album cover visuals and exposure of inappropriate images….
News Spotify wants musicians to pay for advertising on their app by Manning Patston You’ve no doubt heard of Spotify, one of the giants of music streaming. Their rise to popularity and subscription service not only revolutionised the music industry, it grew it (after…
News Spotify release list of the most streamed artists of the decade by Luke Haggart Think you’ve got your finger on the pulse as to who’s been receiving the most music streams over the last few years? Well, Spotify have crunched the numbers. The stats…
News A ton of classic Tool music videos are finally available on Youtube by Luke Saunders When Tool slowly began to accept digital platforms, fans couldn’t be more excited to get in some of the action. Now, the alt-metal gods have gone one step further, with…
News NSFW Porn and Netflix could each be generating as much CO2 as Bangladesh by Sarah Gillard According to new research by French think tank The Shift Project, online video streaming produces about 300 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) a year and porn sites and streaming…
News Spotify’s ‘pre-save’ function may be putting your privacy at risk by Raghav Iyer To “pre-save” an upcoming release on Spotify may be to put your privacy in grave peril. Pre saving music involves scheduling a new release to be added to a user’s…
News Here’s how much a ‘platinum’ song makes artists on different streaming services by Raghav Iyer Streaming services. This is a domain where the competing interests of artist recognition and listener retention are significant. The key source of revenue is contingent on the business approach of…
News Heavy metal wins 2018’s “most improved” award, growing faster than any other genre by Rianna Manuel A new report from music distribution company TuneCore has revealed that heavy metal popularity grew massively in 2018. In fact, it topped the most improved list with the most increased downloads…
