Billie Eilish’s hit single “Wildflower” is the latest to join Spotify’s Billions Club, which celebrates songs that have eclipsed more than one billion views on the streaming platform. This marks the singer’s eighth song to […]
Elton John’s “Your Song” is the latest song to join Spotify’s Billions Club for tracks which have been streamed a billion times in total. “Your Song” is the fourth Elton John song to join Spotify’s […]
Can Spotify’s ‘super-premium’ tier break the streaming music plateau? In this report, we pick apart the rumored offerings within ‘Music Pro’ – and examine the serious challenges that each presents from both an execution and […]
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 […]
Since early 2024, Spotify has been ramming nearly every subscriber into a cut-rate ‘bundled’ package — and boasting about the huge royalty savings while fighting publishers tooth-and-nail. Now, there’s serious pushback coming from Universal Music […]
Photo Credit: Brett Jordan Amazon Music and Apple Music are crushing Spotify in the per-stream royalty department for indie artists – at least according to a new report exploring on-demand platforms’ compensation specifics. Duetti disclosed […]
Spotify courses, involving everything from meditation to cooking, could soon be arriving in the U.S. Photo Credit: Gokul Gurung Spotify’s bundle just got bigger, as the platform is now doubling down on educational courses, which […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Songwriters Jessi Alexander, Amy Allen, Jessie Jo Dillon, and RAYE will not be attending Spotify’s Songwriter of the Year Grammy party on January 28. Songwriters are protesting Spotify’s treatment of their ilk, […]
Songwriters nominated for Songwriter of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards will be skipping Spotify’s Grammy party celebrating songwriters, with some citing the platform’s controversial royalty policy as the reason for their absence. Four […]
Reggaeton giant Don Omar has joined Spotify’s Billions Club, which includes songs that have surpassed one billion listens on the streaming service, with “Dile.” The song was released back in 2003, and was featured on […]
These tunes will have you Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree — Spotify’s Top 10 list of the most-streamed holiday tracks of all time. Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is No. 1, […]
Full year-over-year data is revealing tepid US-based premium subscriber gains for Spotify, including near-zero growth and recent declines in the all-important Individual Premium subscriber category. . . You are trying to view our premium content. […]
Photo Credit: Daniel Ek by Stuart Isett / Fortune Brainstorm Tech / CC by 2.0 Spotify’s bundling pays off, but not for songwriters and publishers. The bundle move puts the company on course for its […]
Image: Cath Virginia / The Verge Spotify is rolling out the beta test of music videos to 85 additional markets globally, allowing Premium subscribers to watch a “limited catalog” of videos from artists like Charlie […]
The Joe Rogan Experience was toppled as the top podcast in the US by former Fox News host and JRE guest, Tucker Carlson. On July 25, The Tucker Carlson Show surged to the top spot […]
Where do streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music stand in the world’s largest music market? Here’s our detailed look at leading platforms’ subscriber stats as well as key streaming landscape takeaways, exclusively […]
Spotify’s upcoming plan changes will allow the streaming service to use a new royalty model that drastically impacts songwriter payouts. In a new Billboard report, music publishing reporter Kristin Robinson estimates songwriters will be paid […]
Beyoncé‘s new album is a hit on streaming services, including perhaps the most important one out there … snagging a day-of record for 2024 thus far, pretty darn impressive. The singer’s latest project, “Cowboy Carter,” […]
Name a badder duo Source: Gilbert Flores/Billboard via Getty Images All eyes were on Grammy-nominees Victoria Monét and Coco Jones who raised the R&Baddie bar at Spotify’s star-studded Best New Artist party at Paramount Studios […]
Projection of royalty collection changes for major industry players following Spotify’s 1,000-stream minimum payment transition (Image: Digital Music News) In our latest DMN Pro Weekly Report, guest author Jeff Price offers an exhaustive breakdown of […]