Fresh from la belle France, Qobuz has released its long-awaited hi-res music streaming and download site to the American market. Qobuz is touting its service as the largest collection of hi-res albums available for both streaming and download. Qobuz hi-res streaming and downloads, now available in the U.S. The company's lush site explains the offerings for listeners that have eagerly (and patiently) waited for an official launch. Qobuz … [Read more...]

Music streaming is coming up on its next frontier: audio quality. On Monday, that future loomed a bit closer when Sony Music Entertainment Japan and Rhapsody International announced, in partnership, a new service called Mora Qualitas, which will be Japan’s first on-demand high-resolution music streaming service. Sony Music Entertainment Japan — which is under the Sony Corporation umbrella but operates independently from the … [Read more...]

The latest revenue figures from the music industry tell us that we've entered a new era: the era of interactive streaming. Interactive streaming music services — Spotify, Apple Music, Napster, Deezer, Tidal, etc. — now account for the majority of recorded music industry revenue and are growing at better than 50% per year. We're now in the fifth era of recorded music, after the eras of vinyl, tape (8-tracks and cassettes), CDs and … [Read more...]