Music Industry

Spotify says the modern music business has become the most global and diverse in history as the streaming platform marks its 20th anniversary. New figures from the company’s annual Spotify Loud & Clear Report highlight how streaming has transformed the economics of music over the past decade, creating new income opportunities for artists while opening […]

SoundCloud has released its 2026 Music Intelligence Report, outlining the fastest-growing genres and listener shifts on the platform. The annual report spotlights emerging scenes including Eclectic New Indie, Mexican Reggaeton, DMV Rap and harder strains of techno, alongside fresh data on hip hop’s evolution. The findings are based on streaming trends across SoundCloud’s global user

More than half of the UK’s grassroots music venues operated at a loss in 2025, according to new figures from the Music Venue Trust, underlining the fragile state of the country’s live music ecosystem. MVT’s Annual Report 2025 reveals that 53 percent of grassroots music venues failed to turn a profit last year, despite the

Most Gen Z and millennial listeners in the US are already spending time each week with AI-generated music, according to new research from Morgan Stanley. The bank’s latest annual survey of audio habits is the first to ask directly about AI music. Its findings suggest that AI tracks are quietly becoming part of everyday listening,

UK Music’s Hometown Glory report, released July 1, reveals that music tourism in the UK hit an all-time high in 2024. A record 23.5 million “music tourists” flocked to concerts and festivals, an increase of roughly 23 percent year on year, generating a total spend of £10 billion, up from around £8 billion in 2023 Key highlights 23.5 million