Streaming & Digital
Spotify Reports Strong Q2 Results, Cites AI Momentum
Spotify's Q2 results beat on subscriber growth, gross margin and operating income, while monthly active users grew by slightly less than expected.
Spotify Says AI Remix Tool Has ‘Strong Momentum’ and AI Investments Are ‘In Our Control’
Spotify's Q2 results beat on subscriber growth, gross margin and operating income, while monthly active users grew by slightly less than expected.
Susanna Hoffs to Release New Album "The List" in September
The Bangles co-founder's first album of all-new material since 2012 will be released in September amid a fall 2026 tour. Susanna Hoffs Announces New Album The List, Reveals “Casablanca”: Stream Travis
KATSEYE Is Coming to NYC for a ‘WILD’ Private Party & Performance
The group's top Spotify listeners are getting an invite to Klub KATSEYE.
Susanna Hoffs Announces New Album The List, Reveals “Casablanca”: Stream
The Bangles co-founder's first album of all-new material since 2012 will be released in September amid a fall 2026 tour. Susanna Hoffs Announces New Album The List, Reveals “Casablanca”: Stream Travis Bland
Merlin Signs Licensing Agreement With Spotify for AI Remixing Tool
The streaming service announced the release of an AI remixing tool for paid subscribers in May.
9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Ariana Grande, the Durutti Column, and More
Stream new releases from Ariana Grande, the Durutti Column, and Arca
KATSEYE Is Coming to NYC for a ‘WILD’ Private Party & Performance
The group's top Spotify listeners are getting an invite to Klub KATSEYE.
Merlin Signs Licensing Agreement With Spotify for AI Remixing Tool
The streaming service announced the release of an AI remixing tool for paid subscribers in May.
Spotify hits 300m Premium subscribers in Q2, adding 7m, as streamer posts $762m operating profit
Spotify's total Monthly Active Users, which combine paying users and ad-supported users, reached 777 million Source
What do prediction markets think will happen in Spotify’s results today?
Quarterly Financials Season is starting to reach its thrilling crescendo, and later today, Spotify will have its earnings call for the Q2 2026 financial results – which will bundle in updates on the platform’s Monthly Active Users, subscriber growth and perhaps some product launches and other announ
Trebel Music acquires superfan platform Sesh
Trebel Music is one of the more interesting streaming platforms, in that it offers licensed music listening (and even offline play) for free – in exchange for a gamified ad-based model: users watch ads or interact with brands, accrue points, and use those points to listen to music. Superfan platform
Luke Steele on AI: "It's going to come and swallow you like the boogie monster"
Meanwhile, pro-AI Boy George calls Bandcamp a “bunch of c***s” for banning his controversial track
Merlin signs Spotify licensing deal for AI-powered ‘fan-made’ covers and remixes
Spotify has signed a licensing agreement with Merlin, the digital licensing partner for independent labels and distributors, for its upcoming fan-made covers and remixing tool. The tool will let fans create covers and remixes of songs from participating Merlin members’ artists and songwriters. It wi
“The artists that are against it, you’ve got to be careful because it’s going to come and swallow you like the boogie monster at night”: Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele says “of course” he uses AI
Meanwhile, pro-AI Boy George calls Bandcamp a “bunch of c***s” for banning his controversial track
Boy George hits out at “bunch of c***s” Bandcamp for removing pro-Israel song
It is not yet clear whether or not the song was taken down due to the political stance, for the use of AI in writing it, or for something else
Boy George hits out at “bunch of c***s” Bandcamp for removing pro-Israel song
It is not yet clear whether or not the song was taken down due to the political stance, for the use of AI in writing it, or for something else
AFEM x DDEX: Addressing friction in music data, rights, and royalties
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
AFEM Industry Insider Call: After the Algorithm
This session is designed to give AFEM members practical ideas they can apply immediately, whether they are shaping artist strategy, developing content plans, or thinking about more durable ways to rea
AFEM and DDEX address music rights and data infrastructure
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an