Want to leave Spotify? See the best alternatives to streaming music

1Feb

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Want to leave Spotify? See the best alternatives to streaming music

Spotify was one of the first music streaming services, along with Deezer, to emerge and succeed in the cloud music streaming market. The platform is now the largest in the world and has 31% of the music streaming market, according to a report by entertainment research firm MIDIA. However, today we have a wide variety of options for listening to music via streaming and you've probably already thought about switching from Spotify to another one to try it out. Today Spotify is one of the few streaming services, along with Youtube Music, that does not have lossless music streaming. However, it is known that this is not what will make one platform better than the other as I explained in the article "Understand why bitrate and music formats don't make a better streaming service". However...

A virtuoso brings Afghan music to life away from the Taliban

25Jan

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A virtuoso brings Afghan music to life away from the Taliban

Homayoun Sakhi closes his eyes and strokes his rubab, a wooden string instrument inlaid with mother-of-pearl. “I feel like I have my Afghanistan in my hands,” says the musician who plays the music from abroad, considered a sin by the Taliban. • Read also: Taliban and members of Afghan civil society speak in Oslo • Read also: Afghanistan: EU restores "minimal presence" in Kabul Met by AFP in London, Homayoun Sakhi, one of the most renowned rubab players in the world, is suffering from the effects of jet lag after arriving from California. He came to perform at the Barbican Center for a support concert to raise funds for his native country. Afghanistan is in the midst of a humanitarian crisis and its rich culture has also been threatened since the return to ...

Bob Dylan sells his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony

24Jan

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Bob Dylan sells his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony

NEW YORK | American artist Bob Dylan sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony last July, the music industry giant announced on Monday. • Read also: Awards: 22 albums celebrating their 25th anniversary • Read also: Warner Music buys David Bowie's catalog • Read also: Bruce Springsteen sells his music rights to Sony for half a billion dollars This agreement also covers the “rights of future new releases” of songs, according to a press release which does not specify the amount of the contract. Bob Dylan, 80 years old and winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, had already sold his copyrights – separate from the recording rights – to Universal at the end of 2020 for an amount estimated at the time at $ 300 million. Recor...

Bob Dylan sells his music catalog to Sony

24Jan

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Bob Dylan sells his music catalog to Sony

(New York) American artist Bob Dylan sold his entire catalog of recorded music to Sony last July, the music industry giant announced on Monday. Posted at 12:46 p.m. Updated at 1:35 p.m. This deal spans almost sixty years of the legendary folk and country singer's music, from his self-titled debut album in 1962 through Rough and Rowdy Ways in 2020. The transaction also covers the “rights of future new releases” of songs, according to a press release from Sony which does not specify the amount of the contract. Bob Dylan, 80 years old and winner of the Nobe...