Photo Credit: Naxos Naxos Records has recently been awarded Label of the Year by the 2023 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). The following comes from Naxos China, a company DMN is proud to be partnering […]
Photo Credit: YouTube Music The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) has officially determined that Google and Cognizant jointly employ striking YouTube Music team members – potentially setting the stage for an election through which the […]
Cognizant’s original corporate headquarters in Chennai, India. Photo Credit: Cognizant The third week of the YouTube Music strike is in full swing, and around 40 team members (contracted by Cognizant) are continuing to speak out […]
Photo Credit: Ivan Radic Hey music fans, YouTube Music is bringing more of what you want—that’s right, podcasts. Why listen to your favorite music playlist when YouTube Music can cram podcasts down your throat faster […]
Photo Credit: YouTube Music YouTube Music is making its radio experience a bit more Pandora-like with more customization features. The previous radio experience on YouTube Music had people choose their listening experience by seeding from […]
Google is giving YouTube Music users the ability to create custom stations based on specific artists and to tune how the algorithm decides what songs it should play. The feature, which is called the “Radio […]
Photo Credit: YouTube Music Earlier this month, about 40 (previously remote) YouTube Music employees went on strike after being ordered to show up for work at the office. Now, in a letter to Google CEO […]
Amazon Music managed to tie Spotify on a newly released study’s list of the most-used streaming services (as a percentage of listeners) in the U.S. during 2022. Photo Credit: Activate Consulting Despite continued subscribership growth […]
The BRIT Awards 2023 with Mastercard took place tonight at a packed out O2 arena full of fans, BRIT School students, artists and music industry guests in celebration of British and international music over the […]
Thanks to “Boy With Luv,” BTS have continued to make history by releasing the first Korean-language song to surpass 1 billion streams on Spotify. The Halsey-featuring track appears on BTS’ 2019 EP Map of the Soul: […]
Photo Credit: Aidan Bartos With music streaming prices going up, why isn’t Spotify raising prices? One analyst says it’s because Spotify is at a competitive weakness compared to its rivals. According to New Constructs CEO […]
Photo Credit: CardMapr Alphabet has posted disappointing Q4 2022 results that missed analysts’ expectations as YouTube ad revenue declines again. Alphabet posted quarterly revenues of $76.05 billion, up just 1%, with net income of $13.62 […]
Photo Credit: Leon Bublitz YouTube opened a limited-access beta program called ‘Listening Room’ to solicit feedback from music listeners. The YouTube Music team created a Google doc asking music lovers questions about their listening preferences. […]
Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Photo Credit: Louie Martinez After Apple Music’s price increased in late 2022 – and as Spotify reportedly prepares to up the cost of its individual plan – Amazon Music Unlimited’s monthly charge […]
Photo Credit: LuisFonsiVEVO Alexa, play “Despacito.” Here are the most-watched YouTube music videos of all time. Some songs are so culturally pervasive that you can’t help but know them. But only a few achieve such […]
Photo Credit: Windows Apple Music and Apple TV are now available on the Microsoft Store–but only for Windows 11 users. Windows 11 users can download these apps from the Microsoft Store along with another app […]
YouTube has announced that creators can start making ad revenue on Shorts starting February 1st, following a promise from September that the monetization option was on its way. The change is coming as part of […]
Photo Credit: Sascha Bosshard Only one of Google’s top ten most-searched songs this year is from a Western artist; most are from Indonesia and Japan. As the year comes to an end, Google shares the trending […]
Photo Credit: Eyestetix Studio An appeals court has officially overturned the dismissal of a lawsuit that accuses Google-owned YouTube of violating multiple states’ laws (as well as COPPA at the federal level) by collecting and […]
Over on Apple Music, the 2022 year-in-review feature is called Apple Music Replay. The best place to get to your highlights is on the web: Sign in using your Apple ID credentials, then select Get […]