More music, more listeners, no problems. The global music industry hit 4.8 trillion streams in 2024, a new single-year record, Luminate’s 2024 Year-End Report found. That’s up 14% from 2023, which ...

Data firm Luminate’s music streaming data shows where the industry is headed in 2025—from 2024’s big year for pop to growth in international subscribers. [Photo: Unique Nicole/WireImage/Getty Images; ...

The music in 2024 saw industry heavyweights moving with breakout stars, expanding the music scene in ways we hadn’t seen since the COVID-19 pandemic. Stabilized in a booming concert economy, streaming ...

Back in July, Luminate, which provides chart data for Billboard, shared the most-streamed songs of the year so far. In the top ten, only three songs were actually released in 2025, while the rest of ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The economic impact of the music industry in Texas was at an all-time high in 2024, according to the 2025 Texas Music Industry Economic Impact Report. The Texas Music Office started ...

The company confirmed in a new report that it paid $5 billion to the independent music sector in 2024. By Ethan Millman Music Editor Spotify updated its annual Loud and Clear report on Wednesday, ...

Spotify paid out $10 billion to the music industry in 2024 — some $1 billion more than last year, the previous record — making its total around $60 billion since it was founded in 2006. The company ...

Spotify says it paid out a record $10 billion to the music industry in 2024, bringing its total contribution since it was founded in 2006 to nearly $60 billion, the company revealed in a blog post on ...

The audio streaming giant disclosed the milestone Tuesday. By Alex Weprin Senior Editor With the Grammy Awards looming, Spotify wants to remind the industry that it has been at the forefront of its ...

Country music has been on a steady rise for the past several years, but in 2024, the genre soared to heights that would have been unimaginable less than a decade ago. For starters, strict definitions ...

Thinking back on the biggest cultural moments of 2024, it’s hard to ignore the many African women who were at the center of it all. Over the past decade, global African music has been dominated by ...