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African Artists Are Reaching More Global Listeners With Help From Audiomack

Music industry data analytics collector, Soundcharts, is teaming up with streaming and discovery platform, Audiomack, to help continue African Music’s global expansion trajectory.

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Getting Paid and Heard? That’s the Artist-Centric Goal of Vocana

Explore the Artist-centric DSP Vocana, a new platform designed for independent artists and built on transparency and community.

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What Is Tencent Music? And What Makes China’s Streaming So Unique?

Here’s everything you need to know about Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s supermassive music media listening and engagement ecosystem.

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Sonica is a New Music Platform Putting Artists Back in Control

No hidden fees, no commissions, no algorithms, no AI — Sonica is the latest startup offering artists ethics-aligned streaming with 100% ownership of revenues and rights.

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Deezer’s 50,000 Daily AI Song Uploads — How Fraud Hides Behind Invisibility

New data highlights the growing shadow that generative AI content is beginning to cast, how it’s reshaping streaming, and why platforms are racing to keep fraud in check.

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New Data Shows Japan Leading Growth in Premium Music Streaming

Premium listeners on streaming services represent a growing consumer market in Japan, leading APAC, according to data.

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2 Weeks To Get Artist Accounts Ready For Spotify Wrapped 2025

There are less than two weeks left to get Artist accounts ready for Spotify Wrapped 2025. Fortunately, Hypebot makes it easy with a checklist and tips from Spotify to help musicians get ready.

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Paid Streaming Dominates Music Listening For First Time

For the first time, paid music streaming services account for the majority of listening time among U.S. consumers, according to new data from Edison Research’s Share of Ear study. The milestone underscores a fundamental shift in how audiences consume music — and what they’re willing to pay for.

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Nina’s Community Revenue Share Model Is a Breath of Fresh Air

We’re absolutely gonzo for Nina’s new economic model experimentation that seeks to pay artists, as well as fans and curators, for their work in expanding discovery via the platform.

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How streaming scams hurt independent musicians

“It’s not just you, music streaming is broken,” says Cameron Gorham who makes music and videos under the moniker Venus Theory. Learn how streaming scams hurt independent musicians and why he argues, “you don’t have to play the game.”

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Indie Nostalgia Fuels an EDM Remix Renaissance

A familiar echo is making its way back onto the dance floor, this time heading straight from the indie playlist of the late 1990s and 2000s. Am EDM remix renaissance fueled by artists like Mau P, Morgan Seetree and CYRIL are breathing new life into nostalgic indie anthems.

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