Apple Music Revenue Breaks Record In Final Quarter Of 2025
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2026 first quarter ended December 27, 2025. The company posted quarterly revenue of $143.8 billion, an increase...
YouTube Restricts Background Play For Non Premium Subscribers
YouTube has moved to restrict a popular user workaround for accessing background playback, a feature typically reserved for paying subscribers, on several major web...
Global Music Industry Achieves Decade of Growth as African Markets Drive Streaming and Monetization...
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Deezer Reveals 85% of its AI Music Streams Are Fraudulent
Streaming service Deezer has disclosed that up to 85% of all streams on fully AI-generated music uploaded to its platform were fraudulent in 2025....
Spotify Reports $11 Billion Annual Payout to Music Industry in 2025
Spotify announced today that it paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry in 2025, a figure it states represents the largest...
Spotify Launches ‘Directed By,’ a New Documentary Series on Music Video Production
Spotify has launched Directed By, a new documentary-style series that provides viewers an inside look at the making of a music video. The launch...
Boomplay’s 2025 Recap Highlights Regional Breakouts and Catalog Growth
Digital music service Boomplay has released its year-end recap for 2025, highlighting the platform’s tenth anniversary and growth across key African markets. The report...
Highvibes Signs Global Distribution and Licensing Deal With Beatport
Highvibes Distribution, a major Africa-based music distribution company, has entered into a global distribution and licensing partnership with Beatport, the leading global platform for...
Universal Music Group’s °1824 Launches Dedicated Livestreaming Channel ‘Universal Music Live’ on Twitch
°1824, the in-house creative division of Universal Music Group (UMG), has announced the launch of Universal Music Live, a new dedicated livestreaming channel on...
Wizkid Surpasses 10 Billion Spotify Streams, First African Artist to Reach Milestone
Nigerian artist Wizkid has become the first African artist to surpass 10 billion streams on Spotify, according to data from the platform current as of January 2026,...
