Evidenced by the massive spectacle that is Kingston’s carnival season, music has been a lifeline, a memory and the muscle of ...

If Bad Bunny’s galvanizing Super Bowl Halftime Show on Feb. 8 didn’t make it crystal clear, new figures from the Recording Industry Association of America released today should: Latin music is ...

According to a report by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the Swiss not-for-profit group that represents the global recording industry, revenue from recorded music worldwide ...

LONDON, March 18 (Reuters) - Boosted by paid streaming services, global recorded music revenues grew 6.4% to $31.7 billion ‌in 2025, their 11th straight year of growth, the IFPI organisation ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. ABC News’ Morgan Norwood goes behind the scenes of calypso music with singer Kes Dieffenthaller to learn more about the genre and ...

The first of the important year-end music industry data reports have come out for 2025, from Luminate Data and Chartmetric. Luminate’s report confirms that growth in music streaming in the U.S. is ...

Spotify paid out yet another record sum to the music industry in 2025, according to a new announcement: $11 billion, topping its previous-year total by a billion for the second year in a row, making ...

Spotify announced Wednesday that the company now accounts for roughly one-third of the music industry’s recorded music revenue, further cementing its position as the world’s largest music streaming ...

Hanteo Music Awards (HMA) 2025 has announced its second lineup! On February 3, Hanteo Music Awards 2025 unveiled its second lineup consisting of NOWZ, Billlie, xikers, idntt, WEi, Yoon Jong Shin, ...

The Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) has published Ireland’s recorded music consumption data for 2025, which reveals a surge in homegrown Irish talent. IRMA said on Wednesday, January 7 that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Female artists took over the charts in 2024, and in 2025 they continued their winning ways — and added a new star to their lineup.