Music streaming service Deezer has increase its direct subscribers' portfolio both in France and in the rest of the world while partnerships subscribers dropped significantly by 23% during the first quarter of the year. Total subscribers' count reached 8.9 million, down 5.1% from 9.4 million in the same quarter a year prior. Direct subscribers accounted for 5.7 million, up 9% year-on-year. Meanwhile, partnerships subscribers amounted to 3.2 million in Q1 2026, down 23.0% year-on-year, reflectin...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has launched an investigation into leading streaming services including Spotify, Apple Music, Pandora, Amazon Music, and YouTube Music, over "alleged payola schemes in which they accept bribes to artificially promote certain songs, artists, or content." The office of the Attorney General said in a statement that the investigation was motivated by "a range of activities [that] have been identified as payola, including record labels or artists paying to be includ...

2026 MAY 2026

– May 4-10: Departure Festival + Conference, formerly known as Canadian Music Week, at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto, Canada. – May 5-7: BIME Bogotá taking place at the Universidad Ean in Bogotá, Colombia. – May 11-14: Music Biz 2026 organised by the Music Business Association in Atlanta, Georgia, at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly. – May 13-16: The Great Escape in Brighton, England. JUNE 2026 – June 1-6: SXSW London&nb...