Streaming & Digital
Streaming 'Love Island: Beyond the Villa' Free
Here's how you can tune into the new season without spending a fortune on subscriptions.
Monty Python’s Life of Brian Gets 4K Ultra HD Release Through The Criterion Collection
The new 4K digital restoration was supervised by Terry Gilliam. Monty Python’s Life of Brian Gets 4K Ultra HD Release Through The Criterion Collection Eddie Fu
How to Stream ‘Love Island: Beyond the Villa’ Online for Free
Here's how you can tune into the new season without spending a fortune on subscriptions.
Universal Audio Drops a Free Studio Bundle With UAD Explore FREE
Universal Audio is making a direct move toward accessibility with the release of UAD Explore FREE, a bundle that puts a full set of its core production tools into a no-cost package. It includes eight of the company’s established plug-ins along with the LUNA digital audio workstation, and it runs nat
Streaming Fraud Doesn’t Respect Silos. Neither Should We.
Merlin CEO, Charlie Lexton, addresses THAT fallout with TikTok - and Merlin's own anti-fraud progress Source
🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Beth Cherry
This week, we caught up with Beth Cherry; a music consultant specialising in streaming strategy, partnerships and digital data
AI Artist's Chart Performance Fuels Debate on AI in Music Industry
An AI-generated artist called Eddie Dalton got a lot of press coverage this weekend after reaching number two in the UK charts. Though it was the sales chart that excludes streaming data, which isn’t
Lecrae on Christian Music's Rise and its Connection to Country Music
On Billboard's On the Record podcast, Lecrae explains the link between Christian and Country music, the intersection of faith and business, and why a hit Christian songwriter can live off the royaltie
Pitchfork Selects Playlist Features Kelela, Kurt Vile, Olof Dreijer, and More
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Lecrae Explains How Christian Music Became One of the Fastest Growing Genres in America
On Billboard's On the Record podcast, Lecrae explains the link between Christian and Country music, the intersection of faith and business, and why a hit Christian songwriter can live off the royalties "for life."
New Playlist Features Kelela, Kurt Vile, and Olof Dreijer
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Spotify and NIVA Partner to Support Indie Venues
As part of the collaboration, NIVA and the streaming giant will partner on a new playlist series curated by independent bookers.
Pitchfork Selects Playlist Features Kelela, Kurt Vile, Olof Dreijer, and more
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI on Making History as Women of the Year | Billboard Women in Music 2026
Billboard Women in Music 2026 Women of the Year EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI — the singing voices of HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters — sit down with Billboard to reflect on a record-breaking year. The trio talks about “Golden” surpassing 1 billion streams, becoming the most-watched Netflix movie in
Spotify to support US grassroots venues via NIVA partnership
Spotify has inked a one-year deal with US grassroots-venues body NIVA to support its members, with plans to make them more prominent. The post is from Music Ally.
Spotify strikes deal with National Independent Venue Association to boost indie venues in the US
Throughout 2026, Spotify will boost visibility for independent venues through existing features including venue pages and its Live Events Feed. Source
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Spotify Boosts Visibility for Indie Venues On-Platform With New NIVA Partnership
As part of the collaboration, NIVA and the streaming giant will partner on a new playlist series curated by independent bookers.
BTS ‘Arirang’ album was streamed 739.1m times in first week
You don’t need us to tell you that the BTS comeback album ‘Arirang’ was a hit in its first week. But you might need Luminate’s number-crunchers to tell you exactly how big the album was in streaming terms. Thankfully, they have. “Looking at global streaming data, ‘Arirang’ earned 739.1 million On-De
Spotify and labels win (notional) $322m from Anna’s Archive
We say ‘notional’ because there is surely very little chance of getting this money. Nonetheless, Spotify and the three major labels have won a default judgement against Anna’s Archive. That’s the site that announced before Christmas that it had scraped metadata and recordings from Spotify, and was p