Spotify stock (SPOT) performance since January 1st, 2025 Spotify’s stock continued to head southward in Friday trading despite — or because of — recent price hikes. That’s part of a precipitous drop that started last […]
As expected, Spotify pulled the trigger this week on a broad-scale price increase in the US across all of its tiers. Will Americans notice? In our latest DMN Pro Weekly report, we examine what that […]
Spotify has revealed that it won’t “penalise” AI-generated songs despite backlash from subscribers about them taking over on new playlists. Artificial intelligence has started to make waves in a number of creative fields. However, AI […]
YouTube music subscribers have called on the platform to ‘deal with’ the rise of “AI slop” as they keep being recommended AI-generated songs. The rise of AI, artificial intelligence, has concerned a number of different […]
YouTube head of music Lyor Cohen announces a Billboard boycott via YouTube’s Official Blog, December 17th. For years, YouTube has refused to prioritize paying music subscribers – while artists and rights owners have decried the […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has started the beta launch of music videos to premium users across the U.S. and Canada after launching in dozens of other markets worldwide. Music streaming giant Spotify is finally rolling […]
Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube rolls out its own version of Spotify Wrapped for videos, revealing highlights, deep dives, and moments from your watch history. YouTube is introducing a new recap experience for your watch history, […]
The devil is in the details. An AI-generated Christian artist named Solomon Ray has taken the gospel music world by storm after topping the iTunes and Billboard charts with his album “Faithful Soul.” Described as […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify takes aim at Apple Music with its own playlist-transferring tool, thanks to integration with TuneMyMusic. On Thursday, Spotify announced integration with TuneMyMusic, a tool that can transfer playlists from other streaming […]
Photo Credit: TikTok “I Run” by HAVEN. becomes a viral hit but then quickly disappears from DSPs for its use of Suno AI to distort the vocals to sound like another artist. On TikTok, people […]
Will AI music creators warm to a ‘walled garden,’ heavily restricted Udio 2.0? For those heralding the birth of a well-regulated, walled-garden Udio in 2026, a sticky question of survival emerges. On paper, it makes […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify announces plans to bring music videos to its platform in the US, following an AV-focused licensing agreement with the NMPA. Spotify has confirmed plans to integrate music videos on the platform […]
Photo Credit: Andrik Langfield Edison Research has found a significant shift away from free streaming audio platforms toward paid subscription services. Audio habits and preferences have obviously changed in the last decade, and new data […]
Photo Credit: Bhautik Patel Big changes are on the way for YouTube as part of an AI-focused reorganization. New reports suggest the video streaming giant is offering employees voluntary exit packages with severance—should they be […]
Photo Credit: Christopher Bill Spotify has once again upped its pricing in the UK, where Individual officially costs £12.99 per month – £2 more than the equivalent offerings of Apple Music, YouTube Music, and (for […]
Is the race for subscribers over? A breakdown of US-based DSP market share, Q3 2025 (Source: DMN Pro) YouTube was one of the first major players in music streaming, thanks to a video platform that […]
Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has officially expanded the availability of “managed accounts” parental controls, which the service is offering solely via its Family Plan. The DSP disclosed the Family-exclusive managed accounts buildout today, after previously […]
Photo Credit: Republic Records / UMG YouTube scores the exclusive for Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” music video, set for release on Sunday, October 5. Taylor Swift loves to hide Easter eggs in her […]
Photo Credit: Waymo x YouTube Music Waymo riders in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and Phoenix can now link their YouTube Music accounts to personalize their experience in a new way. Self-driving robotaxi company Waymo has […]
Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema YouTube Music is rolling out a new feature through its YouTube Labs program, aiming to compete directly with Spotify’s AI DJ. The experimental AI powered music host feature is only available […]