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Which way, USA? Latest DMN Pro data shows a problematic slide in stateside Spotify subscribers (Photo: GDJ) DMN Pro first reported serious subscriber slowdowns at Amazon Music in 2024. Now, it's Spotify's tur... Read More...

Can the Music Industry Monetize AI – And Like It? A Conversation With OpenPlay Cofounder Edward Ginis

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OpenPlay cofounder and Chief Client Officer Edward Ginis. Is it time for the music industry to radically reconsider its approach to AI? Edward Ginis, cofounder and Chief Client Officer of OpenPlay, is already... Read More...
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Spotify’s US-Based Subscriber Levels Are Declining In Early 2025, Preliminary Data Reveals

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Last month, DMN Pro revealed that Spotify’s US-based subscriber growth rate was slowing in 2024 and early 2025, citing Spotify’s Q1 2025 disclosures. Now, newly obtained data reveals that Spotify’s US-based subscriber levels are actually declining, at least during the first few months of 2025.
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Photo Credit: Rebe Adelaida SCF, the Italian performing rights collective, closed out 2024 with distributions of over 51 million euros. This puts Italy in the top ten worldwide for PRO distributions. In the ... Read More...
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As the music industry plans an extreme superfan makeover, who gets to control this party? The answer might be complicated – and seriously fragmented.
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Photo Credit: Simon Emmett Lloyds Banking Group has issued a report on Oasis ticket scams, revealing that collectively, Oasis fans have lost £2M ($2.7M). The average victim loses £436 ($580) on average—mostly... Read More...
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Kaboom! Music Industry Funding Surpasses $1.9 Billion In Q1, Setting the Stage for a Record-Setting 2025

Paul Resnikoff
April 17, 2025
Driven by a monstrous Pophouse Entertainment infusion, music industry funding is now on a breakneck pace in 2025. According to rounds captured and compiled in DMN Pro’s Music Industry Funding Tracker, total core funding has surpassed $1.9 billion, potentially the start of a record-setting year.

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