Do you still have vinyl records?
Cassette tapes, CDs, downloads and now streaming - the way we consume music seems to keep changing. Although music companies worry that people listening to music online means they will lose profit, some music streaming sites like Spotify and Deezer are expanding and making money.
Finn and Rob discuss this world of streaming, and help you learn some language related to online music.
This week's question:
Which song was the most streamed song of 2012 in the UK, according to the music streaming service Spotify?
a) Gotye - Somebody that I used to know
b) Carly Rae Jepsen - Call me maybe
c) David Guetta - Titanium
Listen to the programme to find out the answer.
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Rise of streaming
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Vocabulary
- streaming
listening or watching audio or video on a computer directly without downloading it first
- track
song, part of a recording
- album
collection of songs released together
- advert
advertisement
- monthly subscription
an amount of money paid monthly to receive a product or service
- user base
the amount of people who use a product or service, especially in online business
- launch
begin
- ongoing
continuing
- piracy
copying and selling things like music, movies or computer programmes illegally
- copyright issues
problems with the legal right to control and sell books, films, music, movies and other media products
- physical format
hard, physical copies of media like CDs and DVDs rather than downloaded or streamed versions
