Streaming & Digital
Justin Bieber Spotify streams skyrocket by 1,800 per cent since Coachella
His two performances at the festival saw Dijon, Billie Eilish, SZA and more join as special guests
Justin Bieber’s Spotify Streams Surge 1,800% After Coachella 2026
During the week ending April 23rd, his music tallied 431 million global streams. Justin Bieber’s Spotify Streams Surge 1,800% After Coachella 2026 Eddie Fu
No One in Between: Ella Langley & Morgan Wallen’s New Duet Earns Honor Last Achieved by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
“I Can’t Love You Anymore” shares common chart ground with the classic “Islands in the Stream.”
Dayseeker Earns First Billboard No. 1 With ‘Crawl Back to My Coffin’
The tune is the latest leader on Mainstream Rock Airplay.
Glen Matlock’s Sex Pistols Documentary Gets US Digital Release Date
I Was a Teenage Sex Pistol will be available to rent or buy digitally via Apple TV beginning May 26th. Glen Matlock’s Sex Pistols Documentary Gets US Digital Release Date Langdon Hickman
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Ana Roxanne, Cornelius, Nia Archives, 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 wins motion for arbitration in ‘payola’ lawsuit
A Spotify subscriber sued the company in November, claiming it deceives users by letting labels boost song visibility through reduced royalty payments. Source
Static Dress dive into ‘Real Emo (Modern Day Edition)’ with exclusive playlist to accompany The Cover
The band have chosen tracks from the likes of High Vis, Blood Orange, Mk.gee and more for the playlist
Islands’ Nick Thorburn and Ratata’s Mike Stroud Join Forces as The Creem, Unveil Debut Songs: Stream
The duo's debut album, A Taste of Cherry, arrives in June. Islands’ Nick Thorburn and Ratata’s Mike Stroud Join Forces as The Creem, Unveil Debut Songs: Stream Chris Coplan
Suno is now the ‘controller’ of Songkick user data – and is hiring a GM to wire it into its AI music platform
Emails sent to Songkick users on Thursday (April 30) confirmed that personal data held by the platform "will be transferred to Suno, who will become the controller responsible for that data going forward." Source
“It's basically like, stream of consciousness, endless pouring out of emotion, intrusive thoughts, blended with metaphor, with discussion, with shouting”: Taylor Swift explains the songwriting trick that she and Jack Antonoff have used multiple times
“It's something that I feel is kind of one of our very special things that happens when we're in a room together,” says Antonoff. “We kind of egg each other on”
Unison's Digital-First Publishing Platform Featured
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
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
Owen Kiernan Discusses 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
Unison's Digital-First Publishing Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
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
Unison: A Digital-First Publishing Rights Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
Owen Kiernan on Cutting Through the 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
Member Feature: Unison's Digital Publishing Platform
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platfor
AFEM Members Voices: Owen Kiernan on Digital Music Strategies
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