Streaming & Digital
Arctic Monkeys' Early Internet Breakthrough in 2006
The Sheffield four-piece rode the digital wave to the top of the charts in the U.K., setting a new blueprint for how the internet could place music at the heart of social media.
How Arctic Monkeys Became the Internet’s First Breakout Band in 2006 – And Struck Viral Gold Again
The Sheffield four-piece rode the digital wave to the top of the charts in the U.K., setting a new blueprint for how the internet could place music at the heart of social media.
Electro-Harmonix Releases Classic Pedals as Digital Plugins
Teaming up with MixWave, EHX presents three Big Muffs, the Deluxe Memory Man, Electric Mistress and the Small Clone for your DAW
Wyclef Jean and Jaeson Ma’s D2C service OpenWav launches Snafu-backed indie artist financing platform
OpenWav says it can pay advances 'anywhere from the low five figures to the high seven figures' Source
BTS Achieves Highest-Charting Song on Streaming Songs Tally
"SWIM" debuts at No. 2, besting "Dynamite" and its No. 3 peak.
Meta touts Instagram as music superfan hub in new Luminate study
Musicians who participate in Instagram's Activation program see their streaming numbers jump by roughly 10% in the week an activation launches. Source
Keanu Reeves’ Band Dogstar Is Back on the Billboard Charts
“All In Now” debuts on Mainstream Rock Airplay.
BTS Scores Top-Charting Song Yet on Streaming Songs Tally
"SWIM" debuts at No. 2, besting "Dynamite" and its No. 3 peak.
of Montreal Announce New Album aethermead, Share Forceful Lead Single “When”: Stream
The band's 20th release (!) is a breakup album meets a chronicle of personal discovery. of Montreal Announce New Album aethermead, Share Forceful Lead Single “When”: Stream Chris Coplan
Peter Gabriel Marks Spring’s First Bloom with New Song “Till Your Mind Is Shining”: Stream
The contemplative track from his upcoming album, o/i, coincides with the Pink Moon. Peter Gabriel Marks Spring’s First Bloom with New Song “Till Your Mind Is Shining”: Stream Eddie Fu
Sparta Announce New Album, Unveil “Crater” Co-Written by MCR’s Frank Iero: Stream
Their new album Cut a Silhouette is set to arrive on May 29th. Sparta Announce New Album, Unveil “Crater” Co-Written by MCR’s Frank Iero: Stream Langdon Hickman
PassPass wants artists to join its real-world scavenger hunts
PassPass claims to be “the #1 viral giveaways platform in America” with its real-world scavenger hunts and contests. Now it wants to get more artists involved with its promotions. The startup has launched ‘PassPass for Artists’ as a way for artists and their teams to submit tracks for review. If the
Create Music Group leads $2m funding for marketing startup Soundlink
Startup Soundlink launched in 2025 as a service to help music marketers solve “the attribution problem” – understanding how their social-media ads impacted streams. Having signed up more than 5,000 artists and labels, now Soundlink has raised a $2m seed-funding round, led by Create Music Group. The
Chartmetric warns 2025’s ‘pop slump’ has continued in 2026
Slump? What slump?! With global recorded-music revenues up 6.4% last year, the industry would be forgiven for taking a quiet moment to celebrate recently. However, analytics firm Chartmetric’s latest research may interrupt that, based on its analysis of the streaming charts. “Last year was notably l
Social-media roundup: ‘Passive’ use, slop letter, video forecasts
There’s a lot going on around social-media platforms right now, much of it not-entirely positive. A group of stories today offers a snapshot of some of the concerns – but also the money that’s still driving the giants of the sector. Start with UK communications regulator Ofcom’s latest report, which
SeatGeek launches ChatGPT integration, bringing ticket listings to OpenAI’s chatbot
The ticketing platform says it's the first to bring both primary and resale inventory into OpenAI's chatbot. Source
Tones And I, FISHER Join Forces And Do Us a ‘Favour’: Stream It Now
“Favour” unites the Aussie pair for the first time.
New platform Fieldworks wants to fill the digital gap in Indian arts education
These days, professional musicians are expected to be creators, who are somehow automatically equipped with the skills to constantly upload slickly filmed social media content that consistently keeps them in […] The post is from Music Ally.
Source Audio's Pathways Pedal Offers Reverb and Tremolo Effects
Pathways has seven reverb and echo engines, three tremolo types, plus all the digital connectivity to get the configure them just how you need them
Éadrom: The Enigmatic Ascent from Ireland's Electronic Underground
A recent surge in Spotify engagement suggests all eyes, or rather, ears, are turning towards Éadrom, an enigmatic electronic artist whose origins remain shrouded in mystery.