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RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:30pm · Musically

Raynmaker is a ‘K-Pop crime thriller’ micro-drama made with AI

We recently wrote about how ‘micro-dramas’ have become big business in China: $7bn a year being spent watching vertically-shot films split into sub-one-minute clips. Micro-dramas are catching on in the west too thanks to apps like ReelShort and DramaBox.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:30pm · Musically

Spotify launches weekly listening stats and LatAm Spotify Sessions

Just the two announcements from Spotify yesterday: a slow day by recent standards. The first is a new feature for free and premium users worldwide giving them weekly “listening stats”.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:25pm · Hypebot

Choosing a Digital Platform for Music Promotion Based on Genre

This post, courtesy of notefornote, talks about the differences between DSPs and why those differences matter for promotion depending on the genre of music you make as an artist.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:00pm · Musically

How Sleep Token locked in over 300k US fans

Partnered with Sony RCA and Certifi, English rock band Sleep Token has taken the US by storm over the past two months, playing to over 320,000 fans in over 17 cities — alongside the launch of a tour-wide geo-location treasure hunt.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:00pm · Musically

Artist Makaya McCraven releases four EPs at once

Big artists like Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Mac DeMarco and Future have all been known for releasing multiple albums back to back in the same year. But few are crazy enough to roll out multiple releases in one day.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:00pm · Musically

Aussie artists want fans to listen local

Less than 10% of songs streamed in Australia are created by Australians, which is what led Aussie artists Keli Holiday (Adam Hyde) and Thelma Plum to champion an effort to get more local fans streaming local artists.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:00pm · Musically

PinkPantheress accepts on-stage gift of rotisserie chicken

At her show at Byline Bank Aragon Ballroom in Chicago performing her hit mixtape Fancy That, PinkPantheress spotted a fan offering her something in a plastic bag.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 12:30pm · Musically

Music-makers want ‘consent, control and compensation’ from AI deals

As part of our coverage of developments with AI and music, we’ve been writing about some of the tensions within the music industry around deals with GenAI companies.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 11:15am · Musically

Podcasts, not music streaming, are Indians’ preferred audio platform, finds survey

Interactive media and gaming-focused venture capital firm Lumikai has published a report tiled ‘Swipe Before Type’, which examines ‘How Indians watch, listen, play and pay’. The report contains the findings […] The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 7, 2025 8:48am · Rolling Stone Music News

Kelsea Ballerini Hopes It’s Not Too Late on Meditative Single ‘I Sit in Parks’

The country singer will release a six-song EP, Mount Pleasant, later this month

RSS Nov 7, 2025 5:19am · Rolling Stone Music News

Remy Bond Takes Us on a Kokomo Honeymoon With ‘Backstage at the Tropicana’ EP

"Get ready for some burlesque on the beach," says the rising star, one of Rolling Stone's Artists You Need to Know, about the EP

RSS Nov 7, 2025 2:08am · Payusnomind

SoundCloud Pro Ultimate Guide

SoundCloud Amplify: The Most Affordable Way to Test Your Music’s Potential SoundCloud’s Amplify feature is one of the most powerful and overlooked promotional tools in streaming.…

RSS Nov 7, 2025 2:06am · Rolling Stone Music News

De La Soul Announce New Album ‘Cabin in the Sky’: It’s ‘Therapy and Celebration’

The hip-hop group released “The Package,” the new single from their 10th studio album, out Nov. 21

RSS Nov 7, 2025 1:05am · Rolling Stone Music News

Hilary Duff Officially Returns to Music With New Single ‘Mature’

The singer-actress shared a video along with her highly-anticipated single

RSS Nov 7, 2025 12:01am · Rolling Stone Music News

Katy Perry Gets Brutally Honest About Heartbreak in Stunning ‘Bandaids’ Video

"We were perfect/Til we weren’t," sings the pop queen on her surprising new single, months after confirming her separation from Orlando Bloom

RSS Nov 6, 2025 9:13pm · Rolling Stone Music News

Kiss Lawsuit Over Guitar Tech’s Death Ends Two Months After Tentative Settlement

The court entered a final dismissal of the entire action Wednesday after the estate of Francis Stueber said in September it had reached a conditional settlement with Kiss and Live Nation

RSS Nov 6, 2025 7:32pm · Music Business WorldWide

BeatStars has paid creators over $400m to date. CEO Abe Batshon wants 1 million musicians to earn a living from his platform

1.5 million tracks are downloaded monthly from BeatStars' marketplace of 11 million-plus beats Source

RSS Nov 6, 2025 7:20pm · Rolling Stone Music News

Radiohead Break Out ‘Jigsaw Falling into Place’ and ‘(Nice Dream)’ For First Time in 16 Years

Night Two of the band’s European tour, their first trek in seven years, did not disappoint

RSS Nov 6, 2025 6:38pm · Music Business WorldWide

Peter Quinlan named MD for Europe at AXS as Hannah Rouch joins as VP, Marketing, Europe

AXS has made two key leadership appointments as part of its expansion across Europe Source

RSS Nov 6, 2025 6:35pm · Pitchfork News

Listen to Gorillaz and Idles’ New Song “The God of Lying”

The third single from the Damon Albarn band’s forthcoming new album, The Mountain