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 […]
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 […]