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Sexy drill, lagu timur and elector corridos - the international genres blowing up on Spotify in 2025
By Matt Mullen published
Sexy drill has seen a 1460% increase in UK streams

‘Artist centric’ music streamer Deezer just made €134 million in the first quarter of 2025
By Daniel Griffiths published
And with new sharing and customisation features they're tempting switchers to see the Deezer difference

Should today’s music-makers and producers fear AI - or embrace its inevitability?
By Adam Douglas published
This is the dawning of the AI age - but it doesn’t have to be the death knell for humans. Here’s why we believe music production will always be a human-led pursuit

Deezer’s financials put the streaming service into profit for the first time with big plans ahead
By Daniel Griffiths published
Following on from Spotify’s 2025 turnaround, it’s not the only streamer that's on the up

Napster is back - again - in a new deal worth $207 million
By Daniel Griffiths published
Thought you’d seen the back of the file sharing service that almost killed music? Think again

Spotify may be earning more than ever but it's paying out a record $10 billion to rights holders too
By Daniel Griffiths published
Those are the figures from its latest Loud & Clear report and Spotify reckons that's great news for everyone

Is it time to ditch your 'deep focus' playlists? You might need something 'groovier', says study
By Ben Rogerson published
Music that improves your mood could also make you work faster, it seems

SoundCloud responds to online criticism that its algorithm is ‘destroying transients’
By Andy Price published
The music streaming platform commented on the discourse, and revealed that it's aware that some info ‘gets lost along the way’
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