Music Industry

Spotify ended the third quarter of 2026 with 788 million monthly active users, putting the streaming platform within reach of the 800 million milestone before the end of the year. Its latest financial results, covering the three months to 30 September, also show double-digit revenue growth, rising Premium subscriptions and improved profitability. The company added

Music Road is a free music discovery website that lets users explore trending YouTube songs by country through an interactive world map, with daily rankings based on recent views. Explore trending music by country The website’s interactive map allows visitors to select a country and discover up to five trending songs from artists associated with

HMV will close its flagship Oxford Street store in London in March 2027, just over three years after reopening the historic music shop, after landlords proposed doubling the rent. The retailer also faces substantial renovation costs at the site, which it says would make the store commercially unsustainable despite strong sales across the business. The