Streaming & Digital
BBC 6 Music Launches 'Indie Forever' Stream
The stream will also include ‘City Soundtracks’, a new Music Venue Trust collaboration celebrating grassroots indie scenes across the UK
BBC 6 Music’s new ‘Indie Forever’ stream to launch with show from The Maccabees’ Felix White and more
The stream will also include ‘City Soundtracks’, a new Music Venue Trust collaboration celebrating grassroots indie scenes across the UK
Taylor Swift's Wedding Streaming Numbers Examined
This week's Trending Up looks at the impact of the year's most-buzzed-about nuptials on the world's biggest artist's numbers, along with 4th of July bumps and a new breakout hit.
How Much Did Taylor Swift’s Wedding to Travis Kelce Affect Her Streaming Numbers?
This week's Trending Up looks at the impact of the year's most-buzzed-about nuptials on the world's biggest artist's numbers, along with 4th of July bumps and a new breakout hit.
BBC 6 Music’s new ‘Indie Forever’ stream to launch with show from The Maccabees’ Felix White and more
The stream will also include ‘City Soundtracks’, a new Music Venue Trust collaboration celebrating grassroots indie scenes across the UK
Say Anything and Wavves Announce Collaborative Album Cherry Soda, Debut “Deathx1k”: Stream
The heart-on-sleeves rockers officially join forces on September 18th. Say Anything and Wavves Announce Collaborative Album Cherry Soda, Debut “Deathx1k”: Stream Chris Coplan
Jermaine Dupri sues Sony Music over “wilful deceitful actions” that resulted in $18 million in unpaid royalties
Jermaine Dupri has had a 34 year relationship with Sony Music after first partnering with the major back in 1992. But he now reckons that Sony has systematically underreported and underpaid royalties he is due on many of the records he was involved in, so he’s suing for more than $18 million
Amon Amarth Unveil First-Ever Acoustic Song “Upphaf”: Stream
The acoustic track retains all the heft and power of their classic material now in a more traditional arrangement. Amon Amarth Unveil First-Ever Acoustic Song “Upphaf”: Stream Langdon Hickman
Accept Unleash “Balls to the Wall” Re-Recording Featuring Rob Halford: Stream
The song also features Matthias Jab of Scorpions, Rex Brown of Pantera, and Jason Bowld of Bullet for My Valentine. Accept Unleash “Balls to the Wall” Re-Recording Featuring Rob Halford: Stream Langdon Hickman
How to Watch the 2026 Primetime Emmy Nominations Livestream
Bad Bunny, Zendaya, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga and many more music stars are vying for nominations.
Michael Huppe: EU Move Could Put American Music Royalties at Risk
The following MBW op/ed comes from Michael Huppe, President and CEO of the Washington, D.C.-headquartered SoundExchange. Source
Squirrel Flower Release New Singles “Not Me” and “Sick Tooth”: Stream
The project of Ella Williams is set to release her new album, Say a Prayer to the Gods of Getting Going, on August 21st. Squirrel Flower Release New Singles “Not Me” and “Sick Tooth”: Stream Travis Bland
Primary Wave strikes deal with Foreigner co-founder Mick Jones, covering catalog, touring, and name, image & likeness
Primary Wave said its marketing team and publishing infrastructure will support branding, digital, sync and film and television projects for the band. Source
How to Watch the 2026 Primetime Emmy Nominations Livestream
Bad Bunny, Zendaya, Selena Gomez, Lady Gaga and many more music stars are vying for nominations.
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World Cup spikes Shakira catalogue’s Spotify streams by 21.6%
Shakira is also doing well from the tournament, with her Burna Boy collaboration ‘Dai Dai’ another key track. It’s just her latest official World Cup tie-in following ‘Waka Waka’ in 2010 and ‘La La La’ in 2014.
BBC’s 6 Music to launch streaming-radio station ‘Indie Forever’
Apple Music used its music-streaming service as the platform to get into live radio. Now one of the established players in the latter field, the BBC, is coming back the other way with the launch of ‘Indie Forever’ later this month. It’s an offshoot from its BBC Radio 6 Music station which will strea
Primary Wave Acquires Kobalt, Forms $7B Music Company
The deal, which was first reported in February, includes Kobalt's worldwide operations, catalog and digital collection society AMRA.
Interpol Unveil New Single “Iron City”: Stream
The single comes from This Mirror Weighs a Ton, the band's new album due out August 28th. Interpol Unveil New Single “Iron City”: Stream Chris Coplan
‘AI-native’ Indian ticketing platform thumpN aims to put ‘discovery first’
Indian “AI-native” and “discovery-first” ticketing platform thumpN has launched. The platform’s key feature is an AI agent named Shadow.