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RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:59pm · Rolling Stone Music News

Ariana Grande ‘Beyond Devastated’ to Miss Brazil ‘Wicked: For Good’ Premiere Due to Flight Delays

The musician hit dead ends in every route she tried to take to get there in time for the event, writing, “Absolutely nothing was available or possible that would get us there in time”

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:56pm · Musically

TikTok’s 2025 awards include a ‘Breakthrough Artist’ category

With its future in the US possibly, almost, nearly, perhaps secured, TikTok has announced plans for a glitzy awards ceremony in Los Angeles this December.…

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:51pm · Musically

Dune raising £2m for platform where fans buy stakes in artists

We don’t get to write about complex but lushly-produced space opera films much, but… Oh wait, not THAT Dune. No, this Dune is a music/tech startup based in the UK, which is in the process of raising a £2m Series A funding round.…

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:47pm · Musically

South Korea update: Spotify x Naver, Bemyfriends x Dreamus

Naver is one of Asia’s biggest tech companies. Based in South Korea, its business ranges from search and news aggregation to video streaming and mobile payments, as well as being the original developer of social app Line. Now it is partnering with Spotify.…

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:43pm · Musically

GoDigital raises $230m and plans to rebrand Cinq Music

Music rightsholder and distributor Cinq Music’s parent firm GoDigital has raised a bumper funding round of $230m, focused on its GoDigital Music division.…

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:39pm · Musically

Women in Music’s UK chapter is relaunching: ‘Our focus is action’

Non-profit organisation Women in Music is relaunching its UK chapter, co-chaired by Sarah Wilson and Trina Smith. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:39pm · Musically

Michael Jackson is the ‘highest paid dead celebrity’ of 2025

Just in time for Halloween last week, Forbes published its slightly-ghoulish rankings for the ‘highest paid dead celebrities’ of the year so far.…

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:36pm · Billboard

Bad Company Singer Paul Rodgers Forced to Sit Out Band’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction: ‘I Have to Prioritize My Health’

The news came days after original drummer Simon Kirke enthused about reuniting with Rodgers at Saturday's (Nov. 8) 2025 event.

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:32pm · Musically

Danish collecting society Koda sues Suno for unlicensed training

Udio may have struck a deal with Universal Music Group, but the major labels’ lawsuits against rival Suno remain active – and now the company has an extra legal action to deal with.…

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:30pm · Hypebot

10 Conferences That Should Be on Every Artist’s Calendar in Early 2026

This post collects information on top 10 music conferences for the first half of 2026 — and how and when to apply. The post 10 Conferences That Should Be on Every Artist’s Calendar in Early 2026 appeared first on Hypebot.

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:01pm · Billboard

Spotify Reports Double-Digit Growth in Subscribers and Quarterly Revenue

The leading streamer said subscribers rose 12% to 281 million and monthly average users rose 11% to 713 million from the year-ago quarter.

RSS Nov 4, 2025 1:00pm · Billboard

Hard to Hold a Candle: Billboard Crossword (Nov. 3, 2025)

Play 'Hard to Hold a Candle,' the Billboard daily crossword for Monday (Nov. 3, 2025).

RSS Nov 4, 2025 12:58pm · Billboard

‘Wicked: For Good’ Star Jonathan Bailey Named People Magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive

The crown was handed over on "The Tonight Show" on Monday night (Nov. 3).

RSS Nov 4, 2025 12:41pm · Music Business WorldWide

Spotify subscriber base grew by 5m to 281m in Q3; company posted $680m operating profit for the quarter

Company's latest financial results (for Q3 2025) were filed this morning (November 4) Source

RSS Nov 4, 2025 12:34pm · Hypebot

Spotify Q3 2025 Earnings: 713M Users, 281M Subs, Rising Profits

Spotify reported its third quarter 2025 results this morning highlighting solid user growth, improving margins and a sharpened focus on long-term monetization. Key subscriber and revenue metrics met or beat analyst expectations.…

RSS Nov 4, 2025 12:23pm · Musically

Spotify grows to 713m users and 281m subscribers

Spotify has published its financial results for the third quarter of 2025, revealing strong growth in its free and paid listeners. The post is from Music Ally.