Streaming is finally profitable. It offers a lesson in patience

Netflix, Spotify, and more spent a decade burning money. With time, they grew profitable—and now are the industry’s shining stars.

The power of music and emotions: Creating optimal app experiences

When users feel the music, it takes everything to a whole new level.

More rhythm, less algorithm: why Deezer’s boss is vowing to put users in control of their music

Alexis Lanternier, chief executive of the French streaming service, says it can compete with bigger rivals by rewarding the real musicians its subscribers want to support.

Big Dill and The Brat are Fortnite’s new virtual music artists

Talk to any hip-hop expert and they’ll almost certainly agree: there simply aren’t enough dill pickles and hot-dog sausages in the rap game.

‘Ten years ago, DSPs were the cornerstone of establishing a new business model. What’s the next evolution of this?’

Carletta Higginson, who is today Chief Digital Officer at Warner Music Group, has been in the thick of the biggest transformations the music industry has grappled with over the last two decades.

Spotify is making it easier to release audiobooks narrated by AI

A new ElevenLabs partnership aims to help authors bring AI-narrated audiobooks to Spotify listeners.

SoundCloud’s new feature spotlights artists’ first and top fans

SoundCloud has been leaning in to the superfans trend for several years now. Its latest feature builds on that.

Instagram adds new music-sharing feature to direct messages

App users will be able to share 30-second previews of songs via direct messages or on broadcast channels.

Music mogul Abou ‘Bu’ Thiam brings BuVision label to Atlantic Music

The deal will see BuVision’s artist projects marketed and released through Atlantic’s network.

How 'losing' the Tiny Desk Contest launched Yasmin Williams' music career

“My Contest experiences have been absolutely life-changing. Even though I'm technically a two-time loser, I don't feel like I lost at all. So, if you get nothing else from reading this: Please understand that you only really lose if you don't try.”

Grand Theft Auto VI: Custom Experiences Unveiled

Roblox and Fortnite have both seen their creator economies grow rapidly in recent times, with individuals, professional developers and brands alike building games and experiences. Now Rockstar Games, publisher of the Grand Theft Auto series, wants a piece of that action.

Spotify slices concerto into 40-second spots

The music has been chopped into tracks of between 41 seconds and 1:07 to maximise streaming data.

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