Pop Radio's Rock Revival; David Bowie & the First Downloadable Single; What Music Labels Learn When You Pre-Save Music

Inside pop radio's rock revival, and what the success of songs like Måneskin’s “Beggin’” and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Good 4 U” means for the future of top 40.

And talked about it on CompuServe! How a forgettable song ("Telling Lies") heralded a seismic shift in the music industry.

Pre-saving a song before its release can give third parties access to eye-popping amounts of data about your listening habits.

Singapore Symphony Orchestra (SSO) just launched its first-ever streaming platform.

Billboard Japan sits down with Universal Music Japan's President/CEO Naoshi Fujikura to discuss his placement on Billboard's International Power Players List for shifting his company's focus toward streaming.

Daniel Ek is the CEO and founder of Spotify. We cover differences between the world of bits and atoms, how Daniel gets up to speed in challenging new fields, and how Spotify aims to nurture the evolving creator ecosystem.

Firefly, The Dover, DE based festival, promoted by AEG Presents, is teaming up with Mandolin, the music industry’s leading digital fan engagement platform, to exclusively live stream this year’s…

SoundCloud have claimed a Portishead song streamed using its "fan-powered" royalty model earned 500 per cent more than it typically would.

Live concerts may be experiencing an uneven return to normal thanks to the Delta variant and vaccine hesitancy, but fans are more eager than ever to plan their next concert outing.

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (The MLC) is commemorating Hispanic Heritage Month in September with a new initiative – “El MLC en Español” – that is designed to engage both current and prospective Spanish-speaking Members of The MLC and officially kick off the availability of Spanish-language resources to those individuals and groups.

"Amsterdam Sessions" is a rarely seen and intimate 2000 performance in support of the band’s breakout critically acclaimed album Parachutes.

The Rattle announced its first Los Angeles-based Venture Label artist-led startups with original creations changing the way people think and behave around music and culture.

Almost all Sonos S2 speakers will let you stream 24-bit Amazon Music tunes, while the two latest Sonos soundbars will offer Dolby Atmos Music support.

With five number-one albums on the Billboard R&B charts, Tank has enjoyed a prosperous career, but until now, his music was not available on streaming platforms.

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