Streaming & Digital
TuneCore Accelerator Program Drives Billions of Streams for Artists
The platform, which helps drive discovery for artists, is responsible for generating more than 50 billion new streams since its 2023 launch, the company reports.
TuneCore Says Its Accelerator Program Generated Over 24B New Streams for Artists Last Year, Up 17%
The platform, which helps drive discovery for artists, is responsible for generating more than 50 billion new streams since its 2023 launch, the company reports.
Stray Kids Celebrate 8th Anniversary With New Single ‘별, 빛 (STAY)’: Stream It Now
The track is dedicated to the group's fanbase for remaining with the band through the years.
Inside the Secret Tactics Digital Marketers Use to Make Songs Go Viral in 2026
On Billboard's On the Record podcast, Chaotic Good's founders share how marketers simulate trending songs and control the discourse: "Everything on the internet is fake."
Streaming Availability of Oscar Best Picture Winners
Not every winning film from Oscar's 90-plus year history is available for streaming, but a LOT of them are. Where to Stream Every Oscar Best Picture Winner Since Wings Liz Shannon Miller and Grace An
Where to Stream Every Oscar Best Picture Winner Since Wings
Not every winning film from Oscar's 90-plus year history is available for streaming, but a LOT of them are. Where to Stream Every Oscar Best Picture Winner Since Wings Liz Shannon Miller and Grace Ann Natanawan
Spotify's new SongDNA feature reveals the "complex web of people, stories and inspirations" behind each song
Now rolling out in beta to Premium users worldwide, SongDNA is an interactive map that lets you explore a song's collaborators, samples, interpolations and covers
The Claypool Lennon Delirium Tackle Free Will and AI on New Single “Meat Machines”: Stream
Sean Ono Lennon's lead vocals bring to mind those of his late father John Lennon. The Claypool Lennon Delirium Tackle Free Will and AI on New Single “Meat Machines”: Stream Spencer Kaufman
Ultra Miami 2026 Set Times and Streaming Announced
The 2026 edition features seven stages with sets from Major Lazer, Armin Van Buuren, Eric Prydz, John Summit and more
With $50M+ in music rights deals to date, Larrosa’s MusicTraders builds out new M&A team targeting LATAM and emerging market catalogs
Invitation-only music rights platform names specialist division as it renovates after six years and $50M+ in deals. Source
Live Nation festivals to be more accessible for disabled fans after legal action over Wireless and Download
A spokesperson said that Live Nation promises to “keep listening, learning and improving so that all fans feel included at our events”
Spotify takes aim at Canadian levy (again) with Loud & Clear stats
Spotify’s opposition to Canada’s levy on global streaming services is deep, so it never misses an opportunity to trumpet its value to Canadian artists and music beyond that. The latest example is its Canada-focused ‘Loud & Clear’ stats, pitched as proof that “more Canadian artists than ever are buil
Seeker Music Group bags $267m in asset-backed securitisation
A quick definition for readers outside the music-finance world: in this context, an asset-backed securitisation is when the future income streams from music catalogues are packaged into tradable financial instruments which can be sold to investors. The latest example comes from rights-owner Seeker M
The Secret to How a Song Goes Viral on TikTok, With Digital Marketing Agency Chaotic Good | Billboard On The Record
How do songs go viral in today’s music landscape? And why has making it as an artist never been more strategic? Jesse Coren and Andrew Spelman, co-founders of Chaotic Good, joined Billboard On The Record for a live episode at SXSW to break it all down. Speaking from their experience building one of
Apple Music now surfaces concert listings and ticket links via Bandsintown and Ticketmaster deals
When a user plays a song, they can pull up the artist, see upcoming dates nearby, and buy a ticket without switching apps. Source
Study reveals €1.06bn of private copying royalties in 2024
‘Private copying remuneration’ doesn’t make many headlines in the modern, streaming-focused music industry. A report published this morning will change that, at least for a day. It’s the work of Cisac, BIEM, Ifrro and Stichting de Thuiskopie and analyses the royalties flowing to creators from ‘priva
Apple Music adds Playlist Playground and new ticketing features
Apple has pushed out the latest software update for iPhones, iOS 26.4. No, that doesn’t sound like an inspiring first sentence for a big music story, but the update is accompanied by some significant additions to Apple Music. One of them was leaked earlier this year but is now official: ‘Playlist Pl
“I might not be good at making streaming numbers but I can make music that is emotionally engaging. That’s more important than just getting a hit on a digital platform”: We speak to Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor
The bespectacled frontman of one of the 2000’s most influential synth-pop acts continues to pursue fresh sonic frontiers on new solo record, Paris in the Spring
Ultra Miami 2026 set times and streaming schedule are here
The 2026 edition features seven stages with sets from Major Lazer, Armin Van Buuren, Eric Prydz, John Summit and more
0to8’s rise to 4bn streams: ‘We were giving raw material to creators’
In 2026, music can reach hundreds of millions of people while sitting almost entirely outside the traditional music business. Witness 0to8. The post is from Music Ally.