<![CDATA[ Latest from MusicRadar in Streaming-sharing ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:04:06 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Spotify's new SongDNA feature reveals the "complex web of people, stories and inspirations" behind each song ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/spotifys-new-songdna-feature-reveals-the-complex-web-of-people-stories-and-inspirations-behind-each-song qMfmFmiikFaELLi5dU3VSS Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:04:06 +0000 Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:18:58 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Spotify is the highest-paying retailer globally - paying the music industry more than $11 billion in 2025”: Spotify reveals how much it actually pays out to musicians in its new Loud & Clear report ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/spotify-is-the-highest-paying-retailer-globally-paying-the-music-industry-more-than-usd11-billion-in-2025-spotify-reveals-how-much-it-actually-pays-out-to-musicians-in-its-new-loud-and-clear-report 52oj8fke4NFCXhM6Jxoq4e Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:37:19 +0000 Wed, 11 Mar 2026 11:42:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A new way to put meaningful control of the algorithm directly in your hands”: Can Spotify’s Prompted Playlist feature put you back in the driving seat when it comes to your music listening? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/a-new-way-to-put-meaningful-control-of-the-algorithm-directly-in-your-hands-can-spotifys-prompted-playlist-feature-put-you-back-in-the-driving-seat-when-it-comes-to-your-music-listening ADzxxZT8zwfRr35Mgugmog Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:03:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Hey guys - how’s everyone doing?’: Korg’s Liano Live! is a portable piano that promises to make livestreaming your performances as easy as smashing that like button ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/keyboards-pianos/hey-guys-hows-everyone-doing-korgs-liano-live-is-a-portable-piano-that-promises-to-make-livestreaming-your-performances-as-easy-as-smashing-that-like-button 4XdRGG7s4XzRoeKBDePFi8 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 12:46:11 +0000 Thu, 15 Jan 2026 13:03:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You either had L1 and L2 and you were able to get a loud mix, or you didn’t, and you were an amateur”: Metallica, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Doja Cat and Billie Eilish mastering engineers reflect on the loudness wars, and ponder whether they really are over ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/you-either-had-l1-and-l2-and-you-were-able-to-get-a-loud-mix-or-you-didnt-and-you-were-an-amateur-metallica-red-hot-chili-peppers-doja-cat-and-billie-eilish-mastering-engineers-reflect-on-the-loudness-wars-and-ponder-whether-they-really-are-over bakJ3QgEBMnbnwfPcsS4P9 Fri, 12 Dec 2025 17:17:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ Just in time for the party season, Spotify is finally back in iOS and Android DJing apps ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/dj-software/just-in-time-for-the-party-season-spotify-is-finally-back-in-ios-and-android-djing-apps QUK2E386kmpCimLT5ToqGa Thu, 11 Dec 2025 12:22:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Now, more than ever, we believe it’s critical to spotlight the humans, creative process, and stories behind the music”: Spotify expands its song credits and previews a SongDNA feature that reveals samples, cover versions and more ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/now-more-than-ever-we-believe-its-critical-to-spotlight-the-humans-creative-process-and-stories-behind-the-music-spotify-expands-its-song-credits-and-previews-a-songdna-feature-that-reveals-samples-cover-versions-and-more sJbv8iARLKT8cHfwSybUp8 Wed, 19 Nov 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We’re rebuilding the middle class of artists and giving fans the power to shape what gets heard. It’s a return to authenticity, driven by community”: New streaming platform launches - and it promises fair compensation for artists ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/were-rebuilding-the-middle-class-of-artists-and-giving-fans-the-power-to-shape-what-gets-heard-its-a-return-to-authenticity-driven-by-community-new-streaming-platform-launches-and-it-promises-fair-compensation-for-artists Gbq73nbmPzUQToV9wDWdk4 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:51:51 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 14:20:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The wait is finally over": Spotify finally offers lossless streaming to its Premium subscribers ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/the-wait-is-finally-over-spotify-finally-offers-lossless-streaming-to-its-premium-subscribers afnus93RLEGKheSn4dVWw8 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:12:35 +0000 Thu, 11 Sep 2025 10:39:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Streaming prices to rise 'every 12-24 months', predicts finance report, as global music revenue set to double to $200 billion in next decade ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-prices-to-rise-every-12-24-months-predicts-finance-report-as-global-music-revenue-set-to-double-usd200-billion-in-next-decade uwY2YAf6r2CzKSjzjB2RQW Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:58:52 +0000 Wed, 03 Sep 2025 10:46:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ "There is no one better to turn real humans on to new music than other real humans": Bandcamp launches subscribe-to-own music discovery service Clubs ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/there-is-no-one-better-to-turn-real-humans-on-to-new-music-than-other-real-humans-bandcamp-launches-subscribe-to-own-music-discovery-service-clubs ZVxS8UujNh5HhuF32LWwR8 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 10:38:09 +0000 Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:19:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ Spotify responds to Apple Music’s new AutoMix feature by letting you turn your playlists into ready-made DJ sets with “seamless transitions” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/spotify-responds-to-apple-musics-new-automix-feature-by-letting-you-turn-your-playlists-into-ready-made-dj-sets-with-seamless-transitions Y5nwg2fhU6rBuDUkMVoNjc Thu, 21 Aug 2025 16:32:14 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The end result - rights holders get paid even less, nobody has the right to opt in or out and as artists we have zero visibility on what these license details will entail”: The reaction to a report that major labels are in talks with AI firms ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/the-end-result-rights-holders-get-paid-even-less-nobody-has-the-right-to-opt-in-or-out-and-as-artists-we-have-zero-visibility-on-what-these-license-details-will-entail-the-reaction-to-a-report-that-major-labels-are-in-talks-with-ai-firms rLT7WjQ7TLZenC7zKc6BSE Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:28:29 +0000 Thu, 05 Jun 2025 11:32:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ Spotify says it got your Wrapped 2024 wrong. But this year it's going to fix it ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/spotify-says-they-got-your-wrapped-2024-wrong-but-this-year-theyre-going-to-fix-it nWz2UQ8cNGMYrjBUeLRRun Tue, 03 Jun 2025 13:04:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Algorithms have sort of turned every playlist into grocery store background music”: We speak to the maker of a game putting the humanity back into music discovery ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/we-speak-to-the-maker-of-a-game-putting-the-humanity-back-into-music-discovery vwsDAW2eDcgjwePC6kQKdM Thu, 22 May 2025 16:05:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Sexy drill, lagu timur and elector corridos - the international genres blowing up on Spotify in 2025 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/its-drill-music-but-imagine-it-being-about-sex-sexy-drill-lagu-timur-and-elector-corridors-are-all-having-moments-the-international-genres-blowing-up-on-spotify-in-2025 P4XXNsTsr5mxEbuM5bCDHF Wed, 14 May 2025 14:11:55 +0000 Mon, 19 May 2025 12:50:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Artist centric’ music streamer Deezer just made €134 million in the first quarter of 2025 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/artist-centric-music-streamer-deezer-just-made-eur134-million-in-the-first-quarter-of-2025 9nMzQbMSA8ZE5PzidLCSej Tue, 06 May 2025 09:44:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “No one noticed that half the playlist was AI-created, and a few even preferred the AI tracks”: Should today’s music-makers and producers fear AI - or embrace its inevitability? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/no-one-noticed-that-half-the-playlist-was-ai-created-and-a-few-even-preferred-the-ai-tracks-should-todays-music-makers-and-producers-fear-ai-or-embrace-its-inevitability 7uapHYdLojRrUEPsHgPi6K Tue, 29 Apr 2025 16:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ "The one-size-fits-all streaming model does not serve those seeking deeper connections with artists": Deezer makes a profit for the first time with big plans ahead ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/the-one-size-fits-all-streaming-model-does-not-serve-those-seeking-deeper-connections-with-artists-deezer-makes-a-profit-for-the-first-time-with-big-plans-ahead iE6dPJx2xEbiuzU2EQQqdV Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:05:00 +0000 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 11:23:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Napster is back - again - in a new deal worth $207 million: “Napster revolutionized digital music - we’re ready to do it again” ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/napster-is-back-again-in-a-new-deal-worth-usd207-million-napster-revolutionized-digital-music-were-ready-to-do-it-again DjZaRJAQmyokKjGhRpPp87 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:35:10 +0000 Wed, 26 Mar 2025 11:35:56 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Thanks to streaming, more artists than ever before are generating royalties at every career stage, more than at any time in music history": Spotify is bigger and paying out more than ever with $10 billion heading to rights holders' pockets ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/thanks-to-streaming-more-artists-than-ever-before-are-generating-royalties-at-every-career-stage-more-than-at-any-time-in-music-history-spotify-is-bigger-and-paying-out-more-than-ever-with-usd10-billion-heading-to-rights-holders-pockets S86LjjrLaFH3D5PouMn3dE Wed, 12 Mar 2025 08:38:42 +0000 Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:38:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is it time to ditch your chilled-out, 'deep focus' playlists? If you want to get down to work, you might need something 'groovier', suggests new research ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/is-it-time-to-ditch-your-chilled-out-deep-focus-playlists-if-you-want-to-get-down-to-work-you-might-need-something-groovier-suggests-new-research d8y4aGrk7tSY6SLpBQVBBk Wed, 05 Mar 2025 15:35:25 +0000 Thu, 06 Mar 2025 09:38:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “We hear you, and I swear we’re working on it”: SoundCloud responds to online criticism that its compression algorithm is ‘destroying transients’ ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/we-hear-you-and-i-swear-were-working-on-it-soundcloud-responds-to-online-criticism-that-its-compression-algorithm-is-destroying-transients b5m63QuZu5guWfZqbvzKSb Mon, 03 Mar 2025 12:45:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Even 300 million streams don’t guarantee a sustainable career”: How Lola Young built on the viral success of Messy - and what musicians can learn from her journey ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/even-300-million-streams-dont-guarantee-a-sustainable-career-how-lola-young-built-on-the-viral-success-of-messy-and-what-musicians-can-learn-from-her-journey xs4u3pYxbcgndvWa9xQ24L Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:25:30 +0000 Mon, 17 Feb 2025 09:36:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ Which streaming service pays artists the most per stream? Benn Jordan has crunched the numbers - and the answer will surprise you ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/which-streaming-service-pays-artists-the-most-per-stream-benn-jordan-has-crunched-the-numbers-and-the-answer-will-surprise-you EcWsyvZnL4pci5ygjJQMwb Tue, 07 Jan 2025 15:11:56 +0000 Wed, 08 Jan 2025 10:27:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Spotify says streams of drum 'n' bass are up 94% over the last three years ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/spotify-says-streams-of-drum-n-bass-are-up-94-percent-over-the-last-three-years Dnu3BMNptGHR4hqmUnmBBD Thu, 19 Dec 2024 11:28:47 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ All I Want For Christmas is on the slide as new streaming stats reveal that it's losing its twinkle ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/all-i-want-for-christmas-is-on-the-slide-as-new-streaming-stats-reveal-that-its-losing-its-twinkle 7SdmoWCsPHyoXgtR64qXja Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:14:42 +0000 Wed, 11 Dec 2024 17:39:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Spotify Wrapped reveals top artists' favourites (and which ones love themselves perhaps a little too much) ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/spotify-wrapped-reveals-top-artists-favourites-and-which-ones-love-themselves-perhaps-a-little-too-much V8s5kmypuJ4ZMUVSFpzGxg Fri, 06 Dec 2024 13:04:46 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "A standout year for female artists": But Taylor Swift didn’t bag Spotify Wrapped’s most streamed song of 2024 ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/a-standout-year-for-female-artists-but-taylor-swift-didnt-bag-spotify-wrappeds-most-streamed-song-of-2024 AVVAUoXJYFKTWpuix9K8n7 Wed, 04 Dec 2024 16:11:16 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon Music Unlimited is now free for 3 months thanks to this epic Black Friday streaming deal – and subscribers will get access to Audible for nothing, too ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/amazon-music-unlimited-is-now-free-for-3-months-thanks-to-this-epic-black-friday-streaming-deal-and-subscribers-will-get-access-to-audible-for-nothing-too zFTNJGc9mPhxiTE6RPXjNV Thu, 21 Nov 2024 18:15:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ "If creators are using these technologies... we should let people listen to them": Spotify co-president says AI-generated music is welcome on the streaming platform ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/its-cheap-content-right-spotify-co-president-says-other-streaming-services-could-fill-their-catalogues-with-ai-music-generated-in-house-at-the-expense-of-real-musicians x9wH7Pno2Eqnt6TWK3mCV8 Tue, 19 Nov 2024 15:42:30 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ TIDAL will "part ways with a number of folks" and needs to operate “like a start-up again” as parent firm announces it will “scale back” investment ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/tidal-will-part-ways-with-a-number-of-folks-and-needs-to-operate-like-a-start-up-again-as-parent-firm-announces-it-will-scale-back-investment 3rpogjnne7FMijAkXVKgLB Wed, 13 Nov 2024 09:53:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Streaming royalties for Bowser? Nintendo Music puts the company’s classic video game soundtracks in an iOS and Android app ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/streaming-royalties-for-bowser-nintendo-music-puts-the-companys-classic-video-game-soundtracks-in-an-ios-and-android-app NVamb24qHFQjM6E7EfbP8T Thu, 31 Oct 2024 11:16:55 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I have a great deal of respect for Ed Sheeran. He fought his corner and stood up not only for himself but the whole music industry”: A quick-fire guide to copyrighting your music ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/tutorials/music-theory-songwriting/i-have-a-great-deal-of-respect-for-ed-sheeran-he-fought-his-corner-and-stood-up-not-only-for-himself-but-the-whole-music-industry-a-quick-fire-guide-to-copyrighting-your-music o8FGXyZRQ82S5uqHsKgUhT Fri, 18 Oct 2024 12:55:34 +0000 Fri, 18 Oct 2024 13:08:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ "As a musician, you've lost money before you've even got off the ground”: A shocking analysis of the disparity between promoting music compared to other sectors ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/as-a-musician-youve-lost-money-before-youve-even-got-off-the-ground-a-shocking-analysis-of-the-disparity-between-promoting-music-compared-to-other-sectors Pd3xYg8eqh7fzJ5wEw6smk Mon, 14 Oct 2024 10:20:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m kind of fascinated with that tipping point where the artist can say ‘I don't need you anymore. Why would I need you?’”: Are record labels at risk of irrelevance? this industry expert thinks so ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/im-kind-of-fascinated-with-that-tipping-point-where-the-artist-can-say-i-dont-need-you-anymore-why-would-i-need-you-are-record-labels-at-risk-or-irrelevance-this-industry-expert-thinks-so KTr5Nc9ho43uBP6Wx6HAtS Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:37:04 +0000 Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:41:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When we signed a record deal with Warner Brothers, she was cleaning toilets on the same day”: Will the rocketing cost of being a musician eventually kill the industry? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/when-we-signed-a-record-deal-with-warner-brothers-she-was-cleaning-toilets-on-the-same-day-will-the-rocketing-cost-of-being-a-musician-eventually-kill-the-industry CZPd78W7T5enxTb4rHYxhP Thu, 10 Oct 2024 10:31:31 +0000 Mon, 14 Oct 2024 08:43:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ It’s official: Everyone’s favourite British group of the 21st century is… Coldplay* ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/its-official-everyones-favourite-british-group-of-the-21st-century-is-coldplay L6pEEeEA3HMUYGPhGdFQPg Fri, 27 Sep 2024 13:01:24 +0000 Fri, 27 Sep 2024 14:30:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ TikTok Music is closing for good in November, after just over a year ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/tiktok-music-is-closing-for-good-in-november-after-just-over-a-year 5KmBCkhk7KNRARC8Kewsuj Wed, 25 Sep 2024 09:39:45 +0000 Wed, 25 Sep 2024 10:38:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ "Eight Mile’s story defies logic": Eminem loses out to Spotify in multi-million dollar streaming case ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/artists/eight-miles-story-defies-logic-eminem-loses-out-to-spotify-in-multi-million-dollar-streaming-case fxtpurpbnhHFxiYj97eip Sat, 07 Sep 2024 13:40:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He stole millions in royalties that should have been paid to musicians, songwriters, and other rights holders whose songs were legitimately streamed”: North Carolina man indicted of streaming fraud ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/music-industry/streaming-sharing/he-stole-millions-in-royalties-that-should-have-been-paid-to-musicians-songwriters-and-other-rights-holders-whose-songs-were-legitimately-streamed-north-carolina-man-indicted-of-streaming-fraud JHyF6bz8jQaJD5fSsfj39m Thu, 05 Sep 2024 15:24:37 +0000 Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:35:08 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is Spotify about to launch a live ‘share what you listen to’ feature on Instagram? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/is-spotify-about-to-launch-a-live-share-what-you-listen-to-feature-on-instagram f66453waWf5MZfqyPrpfY4 Wed, 28 Aug 2024 19:21:28 +0000 Thu, 29 Aug 2024 12:50:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was a threesome, and they were all in love... and, unfortunately, Godzilla crushed the other two, so it didn’t work”: Rob Reiner teases a release date for Spinal Tap II ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/it-was-a-threesome-and-they-were-all-in-love-and-unfortunately-godzilla-crushed-the-other-two-so-it-didnt-work-rob-reiner-teases-a-release-date-for-spinal-tap-ii GjjcMYCsEJ7NP6hTPq48g9 Tue, 23 Jul 2024 09:24:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amazon Prime Day just got you one step closer to launching your podcast or stream with these 6 deals ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/prime-day-podcast-streaming-deals g8Nf22qMwfDXXs78N7u2cN Wed, 17 Jul 2024 16:42:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I’m about to pull my catalog from these vultures, enough’s enough”: Is Deadmau5 about to delete Spotify? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/im-about-to-pull-my-catalog-from-these-vultures-enoughs-enough-is-deadmau5-about-to-delete-spotify t27staz4WhmtiVkbxb2fqe Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:45:10 +0000 Tue, 25 Jun 2024 07:49:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Musicians outraged as Spotify CEO claims the "cost of creating content" is "close to zero": "Our albums took hundreds of hours of human effort, hard work and creativity" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/spotify-ceo-content-zero hdAf5vo3BEDXrixWXVv6sX Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:42:40 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:31 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It has not dated, not even a fraction”: Apple Music reveals its full list of the Best 100 Albums of all time, and there's a number 1 you might not have been expecting ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/apple-best-100-albums ATdivKbHK7TrZAX6RpEuX7 Wed, 22 May 2024 14:42:53 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2024 16:44:53 +0000 <![CDATA[ 71% of the top 100 Spotify artists in the UK are "self-taught", say researchers, but is that really so surprising? ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/self-taught-musicians-spotify GnPzmmu8QXMR5CgtBqyW7C Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:20:02 +0000 Wed, 09 Apr 2025 10:39:34 +0000 <![CDATA[ James Blake launches Vault, a direct artist-to-fan streaming platform for unreleased music: "The concept of subscribing to an artist directly can change the game" ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/news/james-blake-vault-streaming mD6nK5qQydrM9Rt4FpXKrj Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:31:15 +0000 Thu, 21 Mar 2024 09:32:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When it’s good, it’s very good indeed, and we have to remind ourselves that we’re playing on a sub-$/£400 kit”: Alesis Nitro Max review ]]> https://www.musicradar.com/reviews/alesis-nitro-max DNpLdY83ijNwqJ2eRYubVm Fri, 02 Feb 2024 12:14:57 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:49:30 +0000