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An agonising timeline of our eight-year wait for lossless Spotify HiFi streaming
December Qobuz, a French music streaming service that has been solely operating in its native country since its birth in 2007 ...
Spotify Paid Over $4.5 Billion to Music Publishers Over the Last Two Years, So Why Are Songwriters Struggling?
Spotify paid $10 billion to the music industry last year, with $4.5 billion to publishers across 2023-24. So why are ...
Apple Music Classical comes to web before Mac version
Apple Music users can now access Apple Music Classical on the web. This is the first platform expansion in over a year.
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New issue of What Hi-Fi? out now: budget music streamers that deliver true hi-fi sound
For many of us, a music streamer is a very modern piece of kit. But things move quickly in every aspect of life – and ...
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UK Recorded Music Revenue Approached $2 Billion in 2024 — But Streaming and Vinyl Slowdown Concerns Persist
The UK music industry generated nearly $2 billion during 2024 despite streaming- and vinyl-growth slowdowns, per a new report ...
Which Rock Bands Have Reached the 1 Billion Stream Per Year Mark? Not As Many As You’d Think
Some of the biggest-selling rock artists in the world are not reaching streaming benchmarks that many R&B/hip-hop and pop acts are clearing regularly.
Universal Music’s Subscriptions, Streaming Revenue Beat Forecasts Despite Slowdown
The record label behind Taylor Swift posted revenue of €3.44 billion, beating analyst forecasts of €3.27 billion.
What to stream: ‘Moana 2,’ John Mulaney, ‘Confessions of Octomom,’ Amanda Seyfried and ‘Dope Thief’
Moana 2,” the third-biggest movie box-office hit of 2024, and Amanda Seyfried playing a Philadelphia patrol officer fighting ...
Spotify says it paid $10 billion in royalties in 2024 — but only 4% of its artists make a living
The music-streaming giant has long been the target of criticism from artists about paltry payments, but said it doled out ...