Streaming & Digital
Beatport Connect Announces New York Music Conference
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca
Crunchyroll Deals: Here’s How to Save Up to 80% Off Select Subscription Plans
The streaming service is offering discounted pricing on subscription plans until May 21.
Beatport Connect NYC Conference
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building ca
Beatport Launches Music Recognition Tool Made Specifically for Electronic Music World
This new Track ID feature is made to recognize music in noisy nightclubs, within complex DJ sets and other historically tricky settings.
Beatport Launches Music Recognition Tool Made Specifically for Electronic Music World
This new Track ID feature is made to recognize music in noisy nightclubs, within complex DJ sets and other historically tricky settings.
Kobalt inks strategic partnership with LAA Music, founded by NFL agent Zac Hiller and music exec Justin Goldman
LAA Music says its artists and writers have already generated more than 4 billion streams since launching in 2025. Source
Lady Gaga’s ‘MAYHEM Requiem’ Concert Film Is Coming: Here’s How to See It
Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem will stream and have screenings at 15 U.S. theaters happening the same day.
Tencent Music generated over $1bn in Q1, up 7.3% YoY – driven by growth in Super VIP-led memberships and concert revenues
China-headquartered music streaming company Tencent Music Entertainment generated total revenue of RMB 7.90 billion (USD $1.15 billion) in the first quarter of 2026, up 7.3% year-over-year. That’s according to the company’s latest earnings report, published on Tuesday (May 12), for the three months
Show Me the Body Announce New Album, Unleash Single “No God”: Stream
The New York City outfit's new album Alone Together is out July 10th via Loma Vista Recordings. Show Me the Body Announce New Album, Unleash Single “No God”: Stream Langdon Hickman
Lady Gaga’s ‘MAYHEM Requiem’ Concert Film Is Coming: Here’s How to See It
Apple Music Live: Lady Gaga MAYHEM Requiem will stream and have screenings at 15 U.S. theaters happening the same day.
Modest Mouse Release New Single “Third Side of the Moon”: Stream
It's the third single from the band's forthcoming album, An Eraser and a Maze. Modest Mouse Release New Single “Third Side of the Moon”: Stream Travis Bland
Q1 2026 Earnings: Here’s What Every Music Company Made (Updating)
A roundup of Spotify, Live Nation, Universal Music Group and other music companies' earnings results for the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
Q1 2026 Earnings: Music Companies' Financial Results
A roundup of Spotify, Live Nation, Universal Music Group and other music companies' earnings results for the quarter ending March 31, 2026.
Spotify Celebrates 20 Years with 'Your Party of the Year(s)' Feature
Listeners will also receive their very own All-Time Top Songs Playlist - a collection of their top 120 tracks
Downtown’s CD Baby launches ‘full-service’ artist program offering marketing, distribution, and financial support for 10 indie acts in 2026
The program will support 10 artists through 2026, offering priority distribution, targeted DSP marketing, paid digital campaign support, and more. Source
Spotify Celebrates 20th Anniversary with "Your Party of the Year(s)"
Listeners will also receive their very own All-Time Top Songs Playlist - a collection of their top 120 tracks
Spotify's New Feature
The experience -- which is similar to Wrapped -- comes in celebration of the streamer's 20th anniversary.
TikTok is rolling out a new ‘ad-free’ subscription in the UK
TikTok has become the latest social-media platform to offer a paid subscription that removes advertising. ‘TikTok Ad-Free’ is launching in the UK for £3.99 a month ($5.40 at current exchange rates). It’s only available for users aged 18 and over, and will be rolling out “over the coming months”. Whi
CD Baby debuts ‘Stages Selects’ program with 10 indie artists
Newly ensconced within UMG’s Virgin Music Group after the acquisition of its parent company Downtown Music, distributor CD Baby has unveiled a new “high-level support” program for some of its artists. ‘Stages Selects’ will offer priority distribution, DSP marketing, paid digital-campaign support and
Brazilian artists’ Spotify royalties grew by 24% in 2025
Spotify paid out R$2bn of royalties for music by Brazilian artists in 2025, the company has announced. That’s around $409.2m at current exchange rates. The payouts grew by 24% compared to 2024. “To put this in perspective: royalties generated by Brazilian artists on Spotify grew at almost double the