Streaming & Digital
Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Join Forces on New Song “Bring Your Love”: Stream
The collaborative effort arrives after Madonna and Carpenter debuted the track together during the latter's Coachella set. Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter Join Forces on New Song “Bring Your Love”: Stream Paolo Ragusa
In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw ‘largest quarterly increase’ in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform’s quarterly ad revenues rose to $9.88B
YouTube's advertising revenue grew 11% YoY to $9.88 billion in Q1 2026 Source
Tech startup Nebula partners with EMPIRE’s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an ‘earn-before-you-stream’ music distro service
The new service lets fans invest in artists' music via Nebula's marketplace Source
Tech startup Nebula partners with Ghazi Shami’s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an ‘earn-before-you-stream’ music distro service
The new service lets fans invest in artists' music via Nebula's marketplace Source
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As AI Music Grows, Spotify Launches Verification Badges — But Only for Human Artists
A press release about the feature notes that "in the AI era, it's more important than ever to... trust the authenticity of the music you listen to."
Bear McCreary Announces New Album and Tour, Unveils “Black Box” Featuring Gojira’s Joe Duplantier: Stream
Members of Guns N' Roses, The Police, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more appear on the new LP. Bear McCreary Announces New Album and Tour, Unveils “Black Box” Featuring Gojira’s Joe Duplantier: Stream Langdon Hickman
Sandbox Guide :: The perfect pivot
“An artist is usually ready for a brand evolution when they’ve exhausted the current version of themselves” Sandbox Guides are for music marketers: They explain how you can use new platforms, create new strategies, and build new audiences. The Guides feature cutting-edge case studies, expert intervi
Finn Wolfhard Announces New Album Fire From The Hip, Shares Lead Single “I’ll Let You Finish”: Stream
The actor-rocker's sophomore album explores a more "expansive and collaborative sound." Finn Wolfhard Announces New Album Fire From The Hip, Shares Lead Single “I’ll Let You Finish”: Stream Chris Coplan
Sorry, AI artists. Spotify’s not letting you become ‘verified’ on its platform.
Spotify is introducing a new verification badge for artist profiles. Source
‘Patreon isn’t social media’ – but it does now have short-form posts
Bob Dylan has a career of gnomic quips behind him, but now he also has Quips with a capital ‘Q’. What are we talking about? Quips are the latest feature added to Patreon, the membership platform that Dylan recently became the latest high-profile musician on. In Patreon’s words, Quips are “new, free,
Prediction-market firm Kalshi adds trading for music streams
Prediction markets – where people bet on what they think will happen in the future – have been making some negative headlines recently: see the Guardian’s investigation into people “betting millions on war” on one of the biggest platforms, Polymarket. However, it seems some other people are preferri
PRS for Music Announces Royalty Collection Totaled $1.67 Billion in 2025
The U.K. collection society has shared their 2025 financial report.
The UK’s PRS for Music paid out $1.41B to songwriters, composers and publishers in 2025
Royalty collections at UK collection society grew 7.7% YoY to $1.63B Source
UMG revenues up 8.1% as it prepares to sell 50% of Spotify stake
One of the big questions around Universal Music Group’s quarterly financials announcement yesterday was whether it would provide an update on the $63.5bn acquisition bid for the company made by hedge-fund Pershing Square. The question was dispatched crisply by chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge wit
Download Festival 2026: check out the full set times, stage-by-stage
It’ll see headline sets from Limp Bizkit, Guns N’ Roses and Linkin Park
"Was not limited to any particular methods for the delivery of music": London High Court throws out Hendrix royalties lawsuit from estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
Relatives argued they were owed streaming revenue
Garde Records: Building Momentum Across the Global Electronic Landscape
Garde Records has established itself as one of the key labels within the Baltic region. From its origins in 2012 to affirming itself as a digital record label in 2020, it has evolved alongside the ever-changing landscape of Electronic Music, continuing to champion powerful sounds and forward-thinkin
Owen Kiernan on Cutting Through Digital Noise for Artists and Labels
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
Owen Kiernan on Navigating Music Industry 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