Here’s a hard, inflation-adjusted look at the actual state of recording music sales in 2024 – and where things might go next. Somewhere, in the gigantic and conflicting jumble of music industry statistics being bandied […]
After flatlining into obscurity, is the CD format quietly staging a comeback. . . You are trying to view our premium content. Subscribe now for unlimited access to our reports, data, events, and more. […]
Between mid-August and mid-September 2024 alone, music industry companies secured over $360 million in funding. But where’s the money going? Answering that question (and gaining a better sense of the industry’s direction in the process) […]
For 2024’s opening half, the RIAA reported that U.S. on-demand streaming subscriptions had grown by a modest 2.7% year over year (YoY) as subscription revenue increased by 5.1%. Amid discussions about the slowdown, what does […]
Is Melodio being trained on copyrighted music? DMN Pro takes a look under the AI hood. . . You are trying to view our premium content. Subscribe now for unlimited access to our reports, data, […]
In March, Spotify officially flipped the switch on its controversial bundling strategy. One reporting month later, the streaming giant is showing few signs of letting up. Four months have passed since Spotify officially reclassified the […]
Six years and many twists later, what’s going on with Hipgnosis Songs Fund (HSF), the Merck Mercuriadis-founded company that owns 138 high-profile catalogs? The question is front of mind in industry circles now that Hipgnosis, […]
How much are streaming music platforms actually paying for publishing in the U.S.? Amid an intensifying battle over Spotify’s bundling and a corresponding mechanicals decline, here’s a comprehensive look at actual payout data preceding Spotify’s […]