Streaming & Digital
Pz’, Tyla, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist
Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat
Spotify Beats Streaming Fraud Lawsuit
The ruling rejected accusations that Spotify broke the law by turning a “blind eye” to bot-fueled fake streams for major artists, but the case isn't quite over yet.
Spotify Beats Streaming Fraud Lawsuit That Claimed Drake Gets Billions of Fake Plays
The ruling rejected accusations that Spotify broke the law by turning a “blind eye” to bot-fueled fake streams for major artists, but the case isn't quite over yet.
Dave Matthews Band Partners with nugs for Archive Streams
Dave Matthews Band continues their tradition of offering fans live recordings with the new partnership, as they'll now upload official audio of their shows the day after the performance. Dave Matthew
Dave Matthews Band Partners with nugs to Offer Archive Streams of 2026 Tour, Future Concerts
Dave Matthews Band continues their tradition of offering fans live recordings with the new partnership, as they'll now upload official audio of their shows the day after the performance. Dave Matthews Band Partners with nugs to Offer Archive Streams of 2026 Tour, Future Concerts Jonah Krueger
Shannon Larkin Addresses Mike Mangini Comments
The comments come via a livestream in which Larkin also discussed the realities of professional gigging drummers. Shannon Larkin Rejects Claims That New Godsmack Drummer Mike Mangini Is “Overqualified
Shannon Larkin Rejects Claims That New Godsmack Drummer Mike Mangini Is “Overqualified”
The comments come via a livestream in which Larkin also discussed the realities of professional gigging drummers. Shannon Larkin Rejects Claims That New Godsmack Drummer Mike Mangini Is “Overqualified” Langdon Hickman
Yasiin Bey Reissuing Mos Def’s The Ecstatic on Vinyl and Streaming
Long out of print and offline, the 2009 Mos Def album is making a comeback
Producer Recalls Tech Challenges on First All-Digital Number One Single
“It was like, you know, Thomas Edison or something," says Desmond Child. "We made it all the way to number one in a completely digitised format”
Producer Recounts Recording "Livin' La Vida Loca" with Early Digital Technology
“It was like, you know, Thomas Edison or something," says Desmond Child. "We made it all the way to number one in a completely digitised format”
André 3000 Releases 7 Piano Sketches Short Film
The 12-minute film was inspired by his 2025 EP and is now streaming on Mubi
Japan creates public performance right for recorded music
The Japanese government has approved an amendment to the Japanese Copyright Act regarding music playback in public spaces. Performing artists and record companies will now be paid when their recorded music is played publicly. Previously, only songwriters and composers automatically received royaltie
Serenade launches new “smart formats” for events and digital wallets
Serenade has had quite a journey since it launched as a digital-album-collectable platform in the heady NFT-frenzy days. It then pivoted to offer chart-eligible merch products where items like button badges, lanyards, and tour posters can be purchased and activated via NFC chips which download an al
Spotify celebrates new Istanbul office with updated Turkish language music data
We have reported before on Spotify’s complex recent history with the government in Türkiye (TL;DR: censorship ruckus, mooted competition inquiry, threats from Spotify to pull out of the country) but time, and – we presume, some long conversations behind the scenes – heals all wounds. Now, Spotify ha
Atonemo and NTS Radio team up to create dedicated radio player device
If you were at Music Ally NEXT last week, you’ll have seen Leo Ballesteros, founder of Swedish audio company Atonemo and one of the finalists in our International Entrepreneur of the Year contest, talk about the launch of a neat little product based on the company’s Streamplayer. It’s called the NTS
Japan Enacts Copyright Reform for Public Performance Royalties
Until now, only songwriters, composers and music publishers were paid when their music was played as background music in Japanese venues. Source
Canada's Music Industry Achieves First Site-Blocking Order Against Stream-Ripping
ISPs are ordered to block stream-ripping domains including Y2mate.ws, YTmp3.lat, Savefrom.space, and Spowload.cc. Source
AFEM Member Voices: Owen Kiernan on Cutting Through Digital Noise
The next instalment of our Members Voices series is live. Owen Kiernan, Head of Digital at Cr2 Records, on how artists and labels can cut through the noise of more than 120,000 tracks added to DSPs ev
Forza Horizon 6 Hospital Records soundtrack released on vinyl
The fan-favourite mix will hit streaming next month
Owen Kiernan on Cutting Through Noise
The next instalment of our Members Voices series is live. Owen Kiernan, Head of Digital at Cr2 Records, on how artists and labels can cut through the noise of more than 120,000 tracks added to DSPs ev