Forget About Streaming — Is a Vinyl Plateau Also Happening?
Vinyl records are the comeback story that nobody saw coming. But are we also missing a pending plateau?
NMPA’s Annual Golf Gala Went Ahead as Planned In Pacific Palisades — And Raised a Cool $350,000 for Fire Relief
Fallout Boy's Pete Wentz and father Pete Wentz, Sr., at the NMPA SONGS Foundation Golf Tournament on Monday at Riviera Country Club (Photo: NMPA)
One could be forgiven for predicting that the National Music P... Read More...
New Music Releases Tracker: Kid Cudi, Sleep Token, Subtronics+Flowdan, ROSÉ, Doechii+Westside Gunn, Lil Wayne, F1 the Album, More
The 100 most notable new music releases across all genres and countries.
Spotify & Apple Music Now Claim More Than Two-Thirds of Total Subscribers In the US — Here’s the Latest DSP Market Share Breakdown
YouTube Music, Amazon Music, Pandora Premium, and other streaming platforms struggled to gain subscribers in 2024, as Spotify and Apple Music notched their collective leads higher.
Beyonce ‘Cowboy Carter’ Ticket Prices Sinking Below $35 In Multiple US Cities
A Beyoncé Cowboy Carter billboard alongside the I-10 freeway in West Los Angeles promoting five upcoming shows at SoFi Stadium (Photo: Digital Music News)
Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour is proving to be a slugg... Read More...
Concord’s Stem Acquisition Price Is Topping $100 Million — According to the Latest Industry Intel
Photo Credit: RDNE
Concord Music's rumored acquisition of Stem Disintermedia is fetching a bigger price tag than previously thought, according to DMN sources.
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How Bad Is the Streaming Plateau In the US? Here’s What the Latest Data Is Telling Us
Data released this week from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) sheds new light on a seriously flattening streaming music subscriber picture in the United States. So what’s the music industry’s next move?
Surprise! Spotify Ends 2024 With Near-99% Bundling Rates In the US. But What Are the Bundling Stats at Other DSPs?
A detailed look at the latest bundling rates across major music streaming platforms in the United States, including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, LiveOne, and many others.
Behold the Arrival of ‘Streaming 2.0’! Just One Question: What’s ‘Streaming 2.0’?
Photo credits: Graphic Design by Emily, snsnep
As UMG mega-studs like Lucian Grainge and Michael Nash continue to plot the strategy behind 'Streaming 2.0,' a bevy of questions are swirling. What will this bol... Read More...
As PRO Inquiries Continue In Washington, Audoo Shares Some Shocking Song-Tracking Data from Denver
Denver’s Señor Bear, one of hundreds of venues tracked by Audoo’s recent song-tracking pilot.
Theoretically, performing rights organizations (PROs) track and tally every song played in public and streaming pl... Read More...
2025 Core Music Industry Funding Crosses the $500 Million Mark — But Remains Sharply Down from 2024 Levels
Duetti's recent $200 million in debt funding pushed core music industry funding past the half-a-billion threshold for 2025, per DMN Pro's Music Industry Funding Tracker. That's certainly a big number, though it pales compared to comparable YTD fingers in 2024 and 2023. Here's a breakdown of the numbers — and a look at which companies are scoring rounds.
Latest Music Industry Hires: MySeat Media, AEG, EAW, FBMM, Big Machine, Sony Music Nashville — Plus Many, Many More
Dave Cool, incoming President at MySeat Media (Photo: Dave Cool)
Here’s a recap of the latest music industry hires and in-house promotions.
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