Photo Credit: Turntable LIVE Ahead of its public launch, social music platform Turntable LIVE has officially acquired JQBX, a self-described “Spotify plugin that allows for real-time music sharing.” Turntable LIVE founder and CEO Joseph Perla […]
Photo Credit: Tidal As it continues to collaborate with Universal Music Group (UMG) on an updated streaming-compensation model, Tidal has officially launched “Live,” which execs are billing as “a new way for fans to spontaneously […]
With Hindenburg Research having criticized Tidal owner Block (formerly Square) – including the company’s alleged “inflated user metrics” and “fraud facilitation” – in a comprehensive analysis, the Tidal owner is now firing back against the “inaccurate […]
Photo Credit: Deezer About two weeks ago, during his company’s Q4 2022 earnings call, Universal Music Group (UMG) head Lucian Grainge disclosed a streaming-reform partnership with Deezer. Now, the major label and the Access Industries-owned […]
Photo Credit: Bastian Riccardi As it attempts to generate $100 billion annually by 2032, Spotify is rapidly expanding Discovery Mode to indie artists – a move that’s spurring new criticism of the long-controversial offering. Multiple […]
Photo Credit: Naxos Naxos Records has recently been awarded Label of the Year by the 2023 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). The following comes from Naxos China, a company DMN is proud to be partnering […]
Brussels’ Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee In April of 2021, the EU’s European Commission formally accused Apple of distorting “competition in the music streaming market.” Now, […]
Photo Credit: Thibault Penin Yesterday, the EU’s European Commission revealed that it had narrowed its Apple antitrust inquiry to focus specifically on App Store rules’ impact on consumers and music streaming services. Now, Spotify has […]
Towards January’s end, after its CEO kicked off 2023 by touting the perceived potential of “artist-centric” music platforms, Universal Music Group (UMG) partnered with Tidal “to explore an innovative new economic model” for streaming. Now, […]
Photo Credit: Deezer French digital service provider (DSP) Deezer has revealed its end-of-year 2022 financial results. Revenue was up 10.6% compared to 2021. Deezer generated €451.2 million ($474M) in overall revenue last year. But 60% […]
Photo Credit: Ivan Radic Hey music fans, YouTube Music is bringing more of what you want—that’s right, podcasts. Why listen to your favorite music playlist when YouTube Music can cram podcasts down your throat faster […]
Photo Credit: Clay Banks Last summer, Alliance Entertainment announced plans to execute a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) merger. Now, despite the SPAC sector’s relative collapse, the deal has officially wrapped. Alliance Entertainment, which bills […]
Photo Credit: Apple Music Rihanna didn’t get paid a dime for her Super Bowl Halftime performance. But the exposure is worth it. Take a peek at the data from 2018 to 2022 to see what […]
Photo Credit: Apple Music The Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show featuring Rihanna has done wonders for her sales and streaming. Indeed, sometimes ‘the exposure’ is actually worth it. Digital Music News has reported on the […]
Amazon Music managed to tie Spotify on a newly released study’s list of the most-used streaming services (as a percentage of listeners) in the U.S. during 2022. Photo Credit: Activate Consulting Despite continued subscribership growth […]
Photo Credit: Deezer As it looks to break even by 2025, Paris-headquartered streaming platform Deezer has announced a long-term deal to power Sonos Radio. Deezer, which arrived on the Euronext Paris last year, just recently […]
Photo Credit: Ken Lund / CC by 2.0 Earlier this week, Alliance Entertainment completed its merger with a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) – while also revealing that it wouldn’t list on the NYSE after […]
Photo Credit: Felipe Pelaquim Drake is the first artist to reach 75 billion streams on Spotify. Now the rapper says the platform should offer bonuses to artists who reach streaming thresholds—like athletes. Drake made the […]
Photo Credit: Ibrahim Boran EU-funded BELEM consortium has €2 million of funding to explore lyric translation — now it’s calling for songwriters, lyricists, and publishers to join the effort. BELEM, the European Union-funded consortium of […]
The per-share price of Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) has rebounded past $100 for the first time since September, after the Stockholm-based company announced plans to trim its workforce by about six percent. When the market […]