Spotify paid out $11 billion to the music industry in 2025

Spotify has revealed its latest annual music industry payout. The streaming giant paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry last year – the largest annual payout to music creators from any retailer. It is also the biggest payout to the music industry in a year by any ...

Former BMG CEO Hartwig Masuch appointed as chairman of Swedish music service Hyph

Universal launches new livestreaming channel on Twitch

SoundCloud promotes Maurice Slade to head of music

Amazon Music unveils 2026 Artists To Watch - 49 new acts on the rise

Shazam reveals Fast Forward 2026 new talent list

Shazam Fast Forward has revealed its 2026 class. The new music initiative covers fresh talent being discovered on Shazam. This year’s rundown of 65 acts spans 20 ...

Elon Musk's X sues music publishers in the US

Elon Musk’s X has filed an antitrust lawsuit against music publishers in the US. The platform (previously Twitter) alleges that the companies and trade association NMPA colluded in ...

Apple Music integrates with professional DJ multi-player from AlphaTheta

Apple Music has integrated with AlphaTheta’s next-generation professional DJ multi-player, the CDJ-3000X. With this update, the CDJ-3000X and its new StreamingDirectPlay feature gives Apple Music subscribers access to ...

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Mumford & Sons partner with Planet Fans on secret album playbacks during UK and European tour

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