The app’s share of time spent on social platforms declined last year as YouTube Shorts and others ascended. Are the days of its supremacy as a promotional vehicle over?
Spotify CEO Daniel Ek is currently “playing around” with an unreleased, secretive superfan product that should be a win for platforms, rights holders and subscribers.
Despite huge gains in industry revenues, individual creators feel they’re being cheated by streaming — a paradox that's proving difficult to solve.
The share of music from primarily English-speaking countries fell in 2024 -- a trend furthered by an increasingly globalized economy and digital tools allowing for wider distribution.
Platforms like Soundstripe are working to make music licensing simpler for content creators, which could help grow the U.S. synch market.
In response to a dramatically shifting landscape, the majors became increasingly focused on expanding their global artist services footprints this year.
The platform is pointing the way forward for monetizing artists’ fan bases on social media, but there are questions about its fairness.
Only a year after the launch of the app, which failed to take off with its intended audience, the company decided to re-emphasize its strong suit: in-car listening.
With investors increasingly focused on streaming gains, the Big Three are looking at ways to supercharge subscriber growth in the U.S. and emerging markets.
This year, Live Nation has seen a marked increase in revenue from VIP experiences — and the strategy is catching on in other areas of the business as well.
