Apple Music vs Gaana vs JioSaavn vs YouTube Music: The Indian music streaming market is heating up
5 years, 9 months ago

Apple Music vs Gaana vs JioSaavn vs YouTube Music: The Indian music streaming market is heating up

Firstpost  

Update: In response to Gaana and JioSaavn dropping their yearly prices to Rs 299, Apple Music has reduced its prices for the individual plan to Rs 99 and family plan to Rs 140. Only two weeks after Spotify launched its services in India, the music streaming industry in the country sees another worthy competitor entering the fray in the form of YouTube Music. While it is true that Spotify bags the title of the most subscribed music streaming platform in the world, dwarfing industry heavyweights such as Apple, Google, Gaana and JioSaavn, YouTube Music is backed by, well… YouTube. Now YouTube has challenged it with a Rs 99 monthly pack for its YouTube Music app and Rs 129 for the YouTube Premium service, which should basically put Spotify out of commission. Here’s a comparison table of YouTube Music vs Gaana vs Google Music vs Apple Music vs Spotify vs Saavn

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Spotify alters free usage in India: Check new rules here
1 year, 3 months ago

Spotify alters free usage in India: Check new rules here

India TV News  

In a strategic move to encourage more users in India to opt for its premium service, music streaming giant Spotify has implemented changes affecting its free-tier users in the country. Previously available features for free users, such as playing songs in a specific order, song repetition, and easy access to previous tracks, will now be exclusive to Premium subscribers. Spotify …

Spotify explores full-length music videos to bolster competition against YouTube and TikTok: Report
1 year, 6 months ago

Spotify explores full-length music videos to bolster competition against YouTube and TikTok: Report

Live Mint  

Spotify Technology SA is testing the inclusion of complete music videos within its application, potentially enhancing its ability to rival Alphabet Inc.'s YouTube and ByteDance Ltd.'s TikTok in the streaming service market. According to Bloomberg, Spotify has reportedly initiated discussions with partners regarding the potential product, with the intention of adding full-length music videos to its platform. The report from …

Spotify removes Zee Music songs owing to licensing dispute
1 year, 9 months ago

Spotify removes Zee Music songs owing to licensing dispute

The Hindu  

Music app Spotify has removed its entire catalogue of Hindi film songs from Zee Music Company after negotiations for a renewal of their licensing agreement fell through. This comes after last year’s move by Zee Music to not renew the licensing agreement with the music app Gaana and following which, a few months later, the app became a subscription-only service. …

Thinking of ditching Spotify? Here’s a user’s guide to the wide world of music streamers
2 years, 11 months ago

Thinking of ditching Spotify? Here’s a user’s guide to the wide world of music streamers

LA Times  

Neil Young probably will not be able to singlehandedly sink the Swedish streaming leviathan Spotify. But after the singer-songwriter pulled his entire catalog of music from the service this week, in response to top Spotify podcaster Joe Rogan’s repeated airing of vaccine misinformation, you might be following Young’s lead and looking into other options for music streaming. With 172 million …

Music app Gaana launches new AI-based feature
3 years ago

Music app Gaana launches new AI-based feature

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Music streaming app Gaana has added a new product feature for an enhanced music listening experience for its listeners using artificial intelligence. This, the company said, dramatically reduces manual searching time and solves for “listener’s block”, where one struggles to think of the next song to play. AutoQueue, it said, also makes discovery of new music easier, as …

Meet Resso, TikTok's sister app blazing the music charts
3 years, 2 months ago

Meet Resso, TikTok's sister app blazing the music charts

Live Mint  

MUMBAI : Chinese app Resso has become one of the top three music-streaming apps in India, quietly making its way to the big league in spite of its low-key marketing following the ban on sister apps TikTok and Helo. “In terms of streams per month, Resso has been among the top three platforms, along with Spotify and Airtel’s Wynk," said …

Apple Music, Spotify with lossless audio quality may help refresh the music streaming service segment in India
3 years, 7 months ago

Apple Music, Spotify with lossless audio quality may help refresh the music streaming service segment in India

India Today  

First Spotify, and now Apple, is set to bring CD-quality and lossless audio format to its music streaming service. There are no popular music streaming services offering high-fidelity streaming services, which means Apple is likely to become the first music streaming service in India to provide CD-quality music at no extra cost. Apple Music with lossless audio: What existing subscribers …

25 Years of Internet: Cassette Tapes to Streaming Apps, Our Music Listening Habits Have Changed
4 years, 4 months ago

25 Years of Internet: Cassette Tapes to Streaming Apps, Our Music Listening Habits Have Changed

News 18  

Access to music has become seamless thanks to the internet. However, the arrival of music streaming apps and services have entirely changed the way we consume music today. Local players like Gaana and Saavn took the early advantage in India and started offering Bollywood, regional, and various other music categories under affordable as well as free tiers. Spotify, which is …

Spotify India users can now access 1,00,000-plus Saregama retro tracks by Lata Mageshkar, Mohammed Rafi and more
4 years, 7 months ago

Spotify India users can now access 1,00,000-plus Saregama retro tracks by Lata Mageshkar, Mohammed Rafi and more

The Hindu  

Streaming service Spotify and Saregama have announced a licensing partnership for India, meaning that the label’s entire catalogue is now available for users in the country. They will now be able to listen to more of their favourite artistes, such as Lata Mangeshkar, R D Burman, Mohammed Rafi, Talat Mahmood, Manna Dey, Kalyanji-Anandji and Hemant Kumar; and evergreen tracks such …

YouTube Music replaces Google Play Music on Android 10, will come pre-installed on future devices
5 years, 3 months ago

YouTube Music replaces Google Play Music on Android 10, will come pre-installed on future devices

Firstpost  

YouTube Music and Google Play Music are both available in India starting at Rs 99 per month. The music streaming app will replace the Google Play Music app which usually comes installed in the Google suite folder on Android phones. For the uninitiated, for existing Android users, you can always install the YouTube Music app from the Google Play Store. …

Spotify misses subscriber target as competition from Apple Music heats up
5 years, 5 months ago

Spotify misses subscriber target as competition from Apple Music heats up

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Spotify has missed its target …

From evaluating listenership to mainstream success: The evolving relationship between indie musicians and streaming services
5 years, 6 months ago

From evaluating listenership to mainstream success: The evolving relationship between indie musicians and streaming services

Firstpost  

When music industry folk speak of streaming services, they are typically referring to the likes of Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Prime Music and their Indian counterparts Gaana, JioSaavn, Wynk and Hungama. Mendonsa said that he released his last album The Last Analog Generation exclusively through Apple Music because he found that it’s where most of his fans consume his …

TikTok owner ByteDance is planning to launch a paid music service in India soon
5 years, 7 months ago

TikTok owner ByteDance is planning to launch a paid music service in India soon

Firstpost  

ByteDance expects to introduce the app as early as this fall in a handful of countries including India. A report by Bloomberg reveals ByteDance is now readying a paid music service that will challenge the likes of Spotify and Apple Music in markets like India. While a report in April by the South China Morning Post did hint that ByteDance …

Spotify now has 100 million paid subscribers
5 years, 8 months ago

Spotify now has 100 million paid subscribers

Hindustan Times  

Spotify Technology SA, the world's leading streaming platform, said on Monday it had hit 100 million paid subscribers as it reported a better-than-expected rise in first-quarter revenue. The results helped ease concerns Spotify was under significant pressure from rivals such as Apple Inc, whose 28 million U.S. paid subscribers of its music service surpassed Spotify's 26 million in earlier April. …

YouTube Music now free on Google Home and other Assistant-powered smart speakers
5 years, 8 months ago

YouTube Music now free on Google Home and other Assistant-powered smart speakers

India TV News  

YouTube, the Google-owned streaming platform is now offering its music streaming service for free on Google Home and other Assistant powered smart speakers. James Goddard, Software Engineer for YouTube Music, wrote in a blog post on Thursday, "With YouTube Music and Google Home, you can ask Google Home to play the right music for any moment or mood and YouTube …

YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium arrive in India
5 years, 9 months ago

YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium arrive in India

India TV News  

Google had announced the YouTube Music, YouTube Music Premium and YouTube Premium in May last year, but the company was providing services in select regions only. With music streaming growing in India, YouTube Music is the second biggest global music streaming giant after Spotify, which was launched in India last month. The company said in a statement that the ad-supported …

Spotify India garners 1 million unique listeners in less than a week
5 years, 10 months ago

Spotify India garners 1 million unique listeners in less than a week

Hindustan Times  

Spotify, the world's most popular paid music streaming service, said it garnered more than 1 million unique users in India across its free and premium tiers since launching less than a week ago. Spotify finally launched in India last Tuesday with its free service and paid subscription along with top-up plans. In India, the streaming service also competes with other …

Spotify India signs up one million users in less than a week
5 years, 10 months ago

Spotify India signs up one million users in less than a week

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — Spotify may have waited a year to launch in India, but it took less than a week to sign up its first million users in the country. Spotify first announced plans to expand to India in March 2018, but its official rollout was held up by delays in signing deals with major record labels. Gaana, …

Spotify is here in India but do not leave your Amazon Music or Google Music for it. Not yet
5 years, 10 months ago

Spotify is here in India but do not leave your Amazon Music or Google Music for it. Not yet

India Today  

Spotify has finally made a formal debut in India. This is similar to what other music streaming services in India like Jio Saavn, Airtel Wynk and Saavn offer and it is expected to help the newly launched music streaming service gain a foothold in India - a market that is dominated by music streaming services like Amazon Prime Music, Google …

Will India entry be music to the ears for Spotify?
5 years, 10 months ago

Will India entry be music to the ears for Spotify?

Live Mint  

New Delhi: Swedish audio streaming platform Spotify launched in India Wednesday. But entering India’s ₹1,280 crore music industry, where digital channels account for 65% of overall music sales, will not be easy for Spotify. Spotify’s entry comes at a time when the regional music scene in India is exploding, with non-Hindi soundtracks making up about 30% of the total music …

Spotify finally enters India with subscriptions starting at ₹119
5 years, 10 months ago

Spotify finally enters India with subscriptions starting at ₹119

Live Mint  

Music streaming service Spotify is officially live in India. Not only will Spotify bring Indian artists to the world, we’ll also bring the world’s music to fans across India. While Spotify can be used for streaming music for free, the company is offering a premium subscription for ₹119 per month in the country. In India, the company will be in …

Spotify India launch goes ahead despite legal battle
5 years, 10 months ago

Spotify India launch goes ahead despite legal battle

CNN  

New Delhi CNN Business — Spotify has launched in India after keeping music fans waiting nearly a year. The global music streaming platform joined India’s huge and fast growing market on Wednesday, pressing ahead with its launch despite a last-minute legal battle with one of the world’s top record labels. The launch ran into a legal hurdle earlier this week …

Spotify is available in India on mobile and PC for Rs 119 per month, but legal troubles loom
5 years, 10 months ago

Spotify is available in India on mobile and PC for Rs 119 per month, but legal troubles loom

Firstpost  

Whether you’re on iOS or Android, simply head to your respective app store and download the app. The pricing tiers for this service in India are as follows: One day: Rs 13 Seven days: Rs 39 One month recurring: Rs 119 One month prepaid: Rs 129 Three months: Rs 389 Six months: Rs 719 One year: Rs 1,189 Students get …

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