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You can now speak to Alexa in Spanish
Amazon is rolling out Multilingual mode to Alexa, which lets users in the US speak Spanish to their Alexa devices. Alexa will be able to respond to requests in either English or Spanish, based on the language in which it was asked. The company announced the mode at its Echo event last month, and it’s now rolling out in three countries in pairs: English and Spanish in the US, Indian English and Hindi in India, and Canadian English and French in Canada.
\\ Read more on The Verge //
SPOTIFY EXPANDS CANVAS BETA, SAYS VISUALS CAN ‘INCREASE STREAMS, SAVES, ARTIST PROFILE VISITS AND SHARES’
There are going to be a lot more looping visuals on Spotify soon.
Spotify has expanded its Canvas visualization beta program for the ‘most active Spotify for Artists’ users and the streaming company says that adding a ‘high-quality one to a track can increase streams, saves, artist profile visits, and shares’.
\\ Read more on Music Business Worldwide //
What Is a Microcast, and Why Do You Need One? (Guest Column)
One of the biggest stories in technology and music is the proliferation of smart speakers — there are an estimated 100 million of them in homes at the moment, and the No. 1 use for these devices is listening to music. Along with automotive voice devices, smart speakers are proliferating even faster than smartphones did a decade ago. Ownership grew 78% just last year, and the technology is expected to be in 75% of households by the end of 2020, according to Inside Radio. Every mobile phone is voice-enabled. Anyone with a smart speaker and a 6-year old can see a future in which voice interfaces will supplement — and in some cases replace — screen interfaces.
\\ Read more on Variety //
BANDSINTOWN LAUNCHES 24 GLOBAL AND US CITY-SPECIFIC LIVE MUSIC CHARTS
Concert discovery platform Bandsintown has launched its own Live Music Charts, which the company says are the first data-driven predictive charts illustrating current interest in artists’ touring activity.
The 24 Worldwide, US, and City charts are powered by Bandsintown data based on the interactions of its 50 million registered fans, who according to Bandsintown generate 500,000 clicks to ticketing sites every day.
The charts weigh a formula that blends both tracker growth and fan engagement on the platform.
\\ Read more on Music Business Worldwide //
Apple Music Gets Sick of the Lyrics Providers, Starts Transcribing Lyrics Themselves
Apple Music is taking a totally different approach to transcribing music lyrics. The Genius/LyricFind scandal earlier this year highlights why.
Your news feed may have lit up this summer with reports of Google stealing lyrics. Google was caught ‘red-handed’ stealing lyrics, the headlines flew — but Google wasn’t entirely to blame.
Google sources its lyrics from LyricFind, a third-party lyric provider. LyricFind says it has a whole content team devoted to compiling song lyrics. But the company also says it uses numerous sources, including the artist, songwriter, and “other websites.”
\\ Read more on Digital Music News //
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