After a searing Q3, music industry funding quickly racked up another billion in Q4 – and it ain’t over yet. Ahead of DMN Pro’s year-end funding review, here’s a look at which companies and categories […]
Suno, and especially Udio, are now implementing heavy restrictions under licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. (So far, WMG is the only major partnered with Suno.) That raises a critical question: […]
Photo Credit: Mackenzie Marco With more than a month remaining in 2025, fourth-quarter music industry funding has already blown past the $1 billion mark – a massive sum that actually represents a double-digit decrease from […]
In this detailed report, DMN Pro breaks down the players, the platforms, and the market dynamics driving this billion-dollar ticketing aftermarket. We also take a closer look at the shadowy winks-and-nods that make this market […]
The streaming music market is becoming increasingly concentrated, with just five streaming music giants now controlling nearly the entire US-based subscription market. Here’s a look at the ever-tightening streaming music market share breakdown for H1 […]
Spotify’s subscriber totals are growing worldwide, but its US-based numbers continue to plateau. Here’s a look at the latest subscriber totals for Q2 and H1 2025, according to data shared with DMN Pro. . . […]
Before his September 2024 indictment, accused fraudster Michael Smith allegedly used bot plays to artificially inflate his Billboard chart positions. Now, DMN’s ongoing investigation, led by Dylan Smith, reveals that the artist charted 17 times […]
DMN’s extensive investigation into one of the largest streaming music royalty heists in history, led by DMN’s Dylan Smith, is producing some eye-opening revelations and potentially huge takeaways for an industry trying to plug the […]
It looked like a quick solution to a nagging roadblock for AI’s tech bros. But gutting the US Copyright Office and its IP protections is proving trickier than originally planned. Here’s the latest in the […]
The music industry is battling another flurry of AI-related developments, with few positive developments for IP owners and creators. Here’s a look at the latest whirlwind of AI-related developments and possible next steps. . . […]
As the music industry plans an extreme superfan makeover, who gets to control this party? The answer might be complicated – and seriously fragmented. . . You are trying to view our premium content. Subscribe […]
YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora Premium, and other streaming platforms struggled to gain subscribers in 2024, as Spotify and Apple Music notched their collective leads higher. . . You are trying to view our premium […]
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) […]