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Spotify paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry in 2025

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Spotify has paid out more than $11 billion to the music industry n 2025, in what is described as "the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history," according to a blogpost from the streaming service's Head of Music Charlie Hellman. This figure tops payments made in 2024 by $1bn. Since its launch in 2006, Spotify has paid out over $70bn to rights holders. According to Hellman, Spotify accounts for roughly 30% of recorded music revenue. "Last year, our payouts grew by more than 1...

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Emmanuel is a Washington, DC-based freelance journalist, blogger and media consultant, specialising in the entertainment business and cultural trends. He was the US editor for British music industry trade publication Music Week. Previously, he was the editor of Impact, a magazine for the music publishing community (2007-2009), the global editor of US trade publication Billboard (2003-2006), and the editor in chief of Billboard’s sister publication Music & Media (1997-2003).

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Alphabet’s revenue exceeded $400bn in 2025 with YouTube income over $60bn

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Alphabet, the parent company of Google, posted full year revenues of $402.8 billion in 2025, up 15% from $350.0bn in 2024, with net income for 2025 reaching $132.2bn, up 32% from $100.1bn in 2024. The company enjoyed a strong final quarter in 2025, with revenues of $113.8bn, up from $96.5bn in the same period of 2024. Net income for the quarter was up 32% to $34.5bn. For the full year, Alphabet's operating expenses, including cost of revenues, research and development, sales and marketing, and ...

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Native Instruments has entered into preliminary insolvency proceedings

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Berlin-based music software company Native Instruments Gmbh has entered into preliminary insolvency proceedings in Germany, according to a report from CDM, which disclosed that a preliminary insolvency administrator, Torsten Martini, has been appointed to oversee the company's restructuring. The company's products include DJ software Traktor, audio engineering software (iZotope, Nectar), and music creation tools (Kontakt, Absynth, Komplete). In a statement, Native Instruments CEO Nick Williams, ...

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Calendar — Week 5, 2026

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2026 FEBRUARY 2026 – Feb. 4-7: MIDEM 2026 at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes, France.

– Feb. 12: ASCAP Experience 2026, at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles. The event is organised by US rights society ASCAP for music creators, with workshops, panels, performances and networking. – Feb. 10-12: India International Music Week in Mumbai. MARCH 2026 – March 12-18: South by South West in Austin, Texas. – March 22-25: MUSEXPO, known as “The Unite...

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