Amid growth slowdowns in North America and Asia, besides double-digit expansions in other regions, global recorded music industry revenue increased by 4.8% in 2024. Photo Credit: IFPI The global recorded music industry generated $29.6 billion […]
A breakdown of U.S. recorded music industry revenue in 2022, 2023, and 2024. Photo Credit: RIAA Paid on-demand music streaming subs hit 100 million to close out 2024, when overall streaming revenue increased by a […]
At Angie Stone‘s Atlanta funeral, loved ones remembered the R&B icon with an emotional eulogy from Tyler Perry and powerful performances from Anthony Hamilton, Tamela Mann, Kirk Franklin, and Keke Wyatt bringing the house down. […]
Bob Barbiere, who’s signed on as EVP and GM of OpenPlay’s newly launched Reach division. Photo Credit: OpenPlay Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of March 14th, 2025. If […]
London, England. Photo Credit: Grant Sams The UK music industry generated nearly $2 billion during 2024 despite streaming- and vinyl-growth slowdowns, per a new report. The British Phonographic Industry (BPI) disclosed these and other recorded-revenue […]
Duetti’s recent $200 million in debt funding pushed core music industry funding past the half-a-billion threshold for 2025, per DMN Pro’s Music Industry Funding Tracker. That’s certainly a big number, though it pales compared to […]
Dave Cool, incoming President at MySeat Media (Photo: Dave Cool) Here’s a recap of the latest music industry hires and in-house promotions. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us […]
Photo Credit: Yogesh, Rahamatkar The Indian film industry has formalized a new partnership that promises fair credits for composers, writers, and lyricists. Here’s the latest. The agreement between the Music Composers Association of India (MCAI) […]
The five-piece group known as NewJeans and NJZ. Photo Credit: TenAsia What’s stopping K-pop sensations from nixing agency contracts, rebranding, and setting out on their own? Not too much, according to Korean music groups, which […]
The Music Industry Mental Health Fund is a new initiative from Universal Group (UMG) and the Music Health Alliance (MHA) to provide comprehensive, high-quality outpatient mental health resources for music industry professionals across America. UMG, […]
Is Selena Gomez not keen on returning to music after Emilia Perez? (Photo Credit – Instagram) Ever since Selena Gomez had a few notable opportunities in the film industry, the singer has been adamant about […]
Photo Credit: JP Valery One of the biggest problems the music industry faces is accurate accounting of royalties (or lack thereof) to rights holders and creatives, affectionately known as the nefarious ‘black box’. Although exact […]
Music industry funding grew year over year in January 2025, but fell short of January 2023’s total. Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Thanks in large part to another sizable contribution from the catalog sub-sector, music industry […]
Photo Credit: Chappell Roan at the 2025 Grammy Awards by Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for The Recording Academy An op-ed column slammed Chappell Roan’s ‘uninformed’ Grammy acceptance speech, sparking backlash from fans and artists […]
The singer said she “really was not expecting this” as she collected her trophy. The Recording Academy has some good “Taste” — because Sabrina Carpenter just won her first Grammys. Yes, plural. After over a […]
“chappell roan wins a grammy and calls out the entire system and demands labels to provide a livable wage and health insurance. god i love her so much.” View Entire Post › Share This Article
In one of January 2025’s music industry hires, promotions, and exits, Sony Music Publishing boosted Katie Welle (pictured) to head of U.S. A&R effective February 1st. Photo Credit: Bri Brothers Photography Here’s a recap of […]
Splashy funding announcements are extremely common in the music industry. But what happens to startups after they exit the media spotlight? It’s not always pretty. When it comes to startup success, getting the big funding […]
Photo Credit: William Hall Did you know that more than 120,000 new tracks hit digital service providers (DSPs) like Spotify every single day? Nearly every music platform now faces the challenge of ingesting large numbers […]
2024 music industry funding trends are providing valuable insights as 2025 ramps up. Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema On top of bringing close to $5 billion in music industry capital announcements, 2024 delivered several noteworthy funding […]