Electronic Dance Music News, DJ Gear & Tech, South Africa
Samsung Spotify collaboration announced as new products unveiled A Samsung Spotify collaboration seems like it was an inevitable partnership waiting to happen. As the battle between Spotify and Apple Music continues, things are heating up with game changing new partnerships being formed- and it’s all in the palm of your hands. Last week, on August […]
In 2017 the music industry made $43 billion; artists took away only 12% The music industry is a cash cow, but artists aren’t saying moo. Music is undoubtedly one of the most lucrative businesses to be in; and not just if you are the front man or woman. The industry is a massive pie, with […]
Spotify subscribers stung by Drake’s Scorpion ads, demand refunds Spotify subscribers got something they pay not to have Ads. We must just face the fact that we will always be bombarded by ads, even if we pay specifically not to have them in our faces the whole time. If you were chilling on Spotify this […]
Soon DJs will stream Beatport music catalogue into DJ software DJs will soon have access to millions of tracks as they are able to stream the Beatport music catalogue into DJ software. Earlier this year we reported on Beatport’s acquisition of Pulselocker, a streaming and cloud storage platform tailored for DJs; A Spotify for electronic […]
YouTube Music 2.31 adds new features for streaming on mobile YouTube Music 2.31 is now available for all Android users. Sensational things are happening in the world of YouTube! Earlier this month, YouTube Music users noticed a few changes to the visuals present on the app, as well as the addition of a new feature. […]
New Spotify Free app to roll out globally soon, SA already has it Spotify has just announced its new upgrade-Spotify Free App. Earlier this month there was talk of a possible announcement for a “Spotify-run music player for your car.” READ: Most streamed Spotify SA artists after first month Spotify SA The company had set […]
Most streamed Spotify SA artists after first month Spotify SA reveals the top streamed artists and tracks in SA one month after going live. After a whirlwind first month live, the numbers are out, and Spotify can now provide some insight into South African music fans’ musical tastes. International super star Drake has come out […]
Beatport acquire Pulselocker, the streaming and cloud storage platform tailored for DJs Beatport acquire Pulselocker, DJs enter the cloud. Let’s take a step back momentarily. For those who aren’t aware of Pulselocker, they are a company who specialize in streaming and cloud storage (what’s new?) -TAILORED for DJs. -A ‘Spotify for electronic music,’ if you […]
A-list SA artists support Spotify on their launch SA artists support Spotify through a new marketing campaign. South Africa is buzzing with excitement over the recent launch of Spotify. After years of hearing about this mega streaming platform, we can now join the masses and discover new music. The launch not only benefits users, but […]
Spotify crowd-sources free labour from its 160 million users Spotify crowd-sources free labour, get “Line-In.” Behind the sweet sounds of music lies the back-end metadata that holds important information like rights, track names, aliases, tags and external links… For a company like Spotify, this information is of upmost importance with the disorganisation thereof leading the […]
