Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Louie Martinez After Apple Music’s price increased in late 2022 – and as Spotify reportedly prepares to up the cost of its individual plan – Amazon Music Unlimited’s monthly charge […]
Photo Credit: NRK P3 / CC by 2.0 Three previously unreleased Kendrick Lamar tracks – “Computer Love,” “Pure,” and “Make Me Happy” – have leaked on Spotify and other platforms. The unofficial songs’ streaming service […]
Brussels’ Berlaymont building, which serves as the headquarters of the European Commission. Photo Credit: EmDee After providing fake-stream data to the French government while Apple Music opted not to do so, Deezer and Spotify are […]
Paris, France. Photo Credit: Isaiah Bekkers Citing data from Spotify and others, a new report has suggested that at least one to three percent of France’s on-demand music streams – or roughly one to three […]
Streaming platforms have more than eight million artists and eighty million tracks. Sifting through that volume means having the right tool at your disposal. Here’s a peek at how Chartmetric can help you filter the […]
Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer has joined forces with a consortium of music industry players to form BELEM, an EU-funded lyrics translation project. BELEM is a four-year project that has received €2 million in funding through […]
Photo Credit: IFPI IFPI launches ‘The Official MENA Chart’ spanning 13 countries, bringing definitive ranking to the region across all major streaming platforms. IFPI has announced the launch of The Official MENA Chart, the first […]
Late last month, it came to light that the Music Acquisition Corporation (TMAC) was in the process of being delisted from the NYSE in the absence of a buyout. Now, higher-ups have officially floated a […]
Photo Credit: Brusk Dede Back in March, Amazon launched a live-radio app called Amp. Now, amid a broader push to reduce costs, the ecommerce giant has reportedly laid off about half of the team behind […]
Spotify stock (SPOT) is down more than 70% YTD as of November 3rd. Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) is threatening to fall beneath $70 per share for the first time in company history – prompting investors […]
Photo Credit: Warner Music Group Several artists, industry leaders, and legal experts have released an open letter in a call to Protect Black Art. The open letter was published in The New York Times and […]
After Apple Music and Deezer increased the cost of their individual plans in markets including the U.S. — and as Spotify reportedly plots a bump of its own — Amazon Music is staying put on […]
Yellow Submarine, Ringo Starr’s turn on Revolver, has been a gateway for children into the music of the Beatles since its release in 1966. A new reissue of the album makes that relationship more explicit: […]
Photo Credit: Gizmodo Days after Apple Music raised the cost of its individual plan in markets including the U.S., Spotify CEO Daniel Ek has confirmed that his platform will likely roll out a price increase […]
Photo Credit: Deezer Deezer has reported a 13.8 percent year-over-year (YoY) revenue boost for 2022’s third quarter amid a push for €1 billion in annual income. The Access Industries-owned platform, which debuted on the Euronext […]
Photo Credit: Deezer Earlier this week, Apple Music raised the cost of its individual subscription to $10.99 in the U.S., and Spotify appears poised to implement a price increase of its own in 2023. Now, […]
Photo Credit: Brett Jordan Apple has officially raised the price of services including Apple Music, which now costs $10.99 per month for individual subscribers residing in the United States. The Cupertino-headquartered company rolled out the […]
Web3 music streaming platform Audius has officially announced the acquisition of virtual concert platform SoundStage.fm. San Francisco-headquartered Audius, which arrived on the scene in 2018 and counts as backers Katy Perry and The Chainsmokers, unveiled […]
Photo Credit: Billy Freeman Microsoft and Apple have announced several deeper integrations are coming soon. Apple Music is available on Xbox consoles, while Apple TV is coming to Windows later. Existing Apple Music users can […]
Photo Credit: Mdundo Nairobi, Kenya-headquartered music streaming service Mdundo has announced that it boasts 21.5 million monthly active users (MAUs), over 30 percent of whom reside in Nigeria. Nine-year-old Mdundo, which is looking to attract […]