Warner Music Group struck a multiyear first-look documentary deal with Netflix, giving the streamer a repeatable pipeline of music films and series built around WMG artists, songwriters, and catalog rights. The agreement matters because it turns Warner’s music IP into…
The music industry is splitting into two distinct economies as streaming dominates scale while vinyl captures high-intent, high-margin spending from superfans. Streaming’s $9.47 billion in revenue continues to drive discovery and engagement, but vinyl’s $1 billion milestone and rising prices…
Sony Group raised its full-year outlook after a 22% jump in Q3 operating income, supported by gains in music, semiconductors, and gaming. Sony Pictures Entertainment saw an 11% revenue decline and 9% drop in profit due to tough comparisons with…
Streaming economics are shifting from content-driven strategies to control over systems like discovery, access, and monetization. With rising marginal costs in areas like cloud gaming and AI, ads are reappearing at points of access rather than within core experiences. Discovery…
Spotify is launching Prompted Playlist, a new AI-driven tool that lets Premium users in the U.S. and Canada actively shape music discovery through detailed prompts and scheduled refreshes. The feature shifts discovery from passive recommendation to user-directed curation, adding transparency…
Spotify is raising U.S. Premium prices to $12.99 per month in February, marking its second price hike in under a year. The move comes as the company doubles down on video, creator monetization, and Premium-led growth under new co-CEOs Gustav…
Spotify Wrapped 2025 confirms Joe Rogan remains the platform’s top podcast for a fifth year, while video continues to reshape listener habits—nearly half of the top 50 shows now include video, up from one-third in 2024. Spotify’s video podcast audience…
Spotify is preparing to raise U.S. subscription prices in early 2026, marking its first hike since 2024. The move aligns with music industry pressure to increase prices amid slowing streaming growth and could support Spotify’s profitability push during a CEO…
Spotify is rolling out a new integration with TuneMyMusic that lets users directly import playlists from other streaming platforms like Apple Music, YouTube Music, and Tidal into their Spotify libraries. Found in the “Your Library” section of the app, this…
AI music startup Klay is now the first to ink licensing deals with UMG, Sony, and Warner, signaling a shift as major labels embrace monetizing AI-generated music. Klay’s subscription platform lets users remix licensed songs, with labels pushing for micropayment…
