Photo Credit: DMN Pro Data When it comes to handling accounts payable and royalty commitments, mishandling data can lead to catastrophic legal consequences. Incorrect or missed payments can trigger copyright actions and content removals—with time-consuming […]
A look at the latest music industry scuttlebutt on Spotify’s post-bundling renegotiations with major content owners – and how the calculus keeps shifting for every publisher, label, songwriter and artist on the field. If you […]
Surprising declines in Spotify’s US-based individual Premium subscriptions first emerged in September of 2024, part of a broader slowdown in music subscription growth in the country. Now, Spotify’s all-important subscription tier appears to be flatlining, […]
Spotify’s non-bundled, music-only subscriptions virtually disappeared in 2024, according to DMN Pro’s latest intel. But that’s a Spotify feature, not a Spotify bug. Here’s what the latest data shows across all plan types and tiers […]
Music industry funding ticked upward in 2024, but year-over-year levels would have plunged if not for a few huge raises. Amid rumblings of a significant rebound, what does 2025 have in store? Will 2025 offer […]
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 […]