Chartmetric runs a music data analytics service that is used throughout the music industry; it gathers data from dozens of ...

Interest in vinyl records, CDs, cassette tapes and even reel-to-reel tapes saw a wave of retro-inspired music hardware released in 2025.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. As always, Taylor Swift dominated the headlines in 2025, as she celebrated two major life-changing events and yet another ...

Our favorite books this year (in no particular order) included definitive memoirs by music figures as varied as Ozzy Osbourne, Lionel Richie, and Cameron Crowe; chronicles of bands long gone and those ...

There might not have been an Eras Tour to break billion-dollar records, but 2025 still produced stadium spectacles, innovative arena productions and impressive club performances from a slew of ...

Amazon ‘s total content outlay in 2025, spanning video and music, climbed 10% to $22.4 billion. The figure was disclosed ...

Spotify head of music Charlie Hellman called payouts "the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history." ...

Few formats drive fan engagement like a great music video. That was true in 2025 and it’ll be true in 2026, too. Looking at Warner Music Group’s top-performing videos of 2025 offers insight into both ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 2025 will go down as the year of Morgan Wallen, not just in country music, but across the board, as Billboard declared him the ...

From Puerto Rico's global music takeover to the high-profile criminal trial of a hip-hop mogul, 2025 had no shortage of music news. Artists protested across stages and streaming platforms; they ...

Each year at NPR Music, we curate two flagship lists: The Best Albums of the Year and The Best Songs of the Year. But there's a lot more recommendations and criticism where those came from. You'll ...

Like Indiana Jones famously said: “It ain’t the years; it’s the mileage.” 2025 has come and nearly gone, and let’s just say it left a mark. No, I’m not talking about America’s ongoing flirtation with ...