US Recorded Music Revenue Hit $11.54 Billion in 2025 — As Paid Streaming, Vinyl Growth Offset an Ad-Supported Slip, RIAA Data Shows

Photo Credit: RIAA Thanks in large part to 7% paid streaming growth, the US music industry generated all-time-high recorded revenue of $11.54 billion during 2025. However, both ad-supported and paid non-Premium streaming slipped. These and other stats come from the RIAA’s newly released 2025 year-end report, which, like the H1Continue Reading

12 Real Stories That Show Kindness, Empathy and Compassion Are Still Alive

Nobody warns you that life’s harshest moments reveal the kindest people. A boss. A coworker. A stranger with no salary to spare. These 12 real stories of quiet kindness, empathy, and compassion show what the world needs most — and remind us that happiness lives in those moments forever. My mother-in-law told everyone at our family Easter dinner that she’d rewritten herContinue Reading

Rumblings of an iPod Resurgence—Young Music Listeners Look to Distance Themselves From Streaming

Photo Credit: tinyPod A growing number of people, especially Gen Z, are looking to move away from streaming services, and Apple’s old iPod devices are having a resurgence. People are buying up Apple’s retired tech like it’s going out of style—again—as an increasing number of music listeners long for aContinue Reading

Chad Hugo Slaps Pharrell Williams With Expanded Unpaid-Royalties Suit, Demands Credits on Tracks from Tyler the Creator, Latto, and Rosalía

Photo Credit: Chad Hugo by Seher Sikandar for Rehes Creative / CC by 2.0 Less than two months after filing a massive unpaid-royalties lawsuit against Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo has fired off an expanded complaint. Now, The Neptunes co-founder is demanding credits on releases from Tyler the Creator, Latto, andContinue Reading

A Flock of Seagulls Fly to BMG

“We chose to partner with BMG because we believe in its vision to elevate and extend our music to new audiences and generation,” A Flock of Seagulls’ Mike Score says of the new BMG deal. British New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls at Munich, Germany 1983. Getty Images TrendingContinue Reading

Okay, Hips! Ashanti Turns Heads With Her Turnt-Up Energy During Recent Performance (WATCH)

Roomies, Ashanti has turned heads with her turnt-up energy during a recent performance. RELATED: Come Thru! Ashanti Pens Loving Message For Nelly While Sharing Stunning Photos From Her 45th Birthday Celebration More On The Singer’s Turnt-Up Energy & Recent Performance Over the weekend, Ashanti appeared and performed at the Jazz inContinue Reading