Kevin Shields and co’s marrow-melting shoegaze sound has influenced everyone from U2 and Radiohead to Tame Impala

Gig at the RDS was for Spotify’s Billions Club with Sheeran’s top listeners invited

Any risk of the indie band becoming invisible is debunked as they continue to win new fans with their dreamlike alternative pop

While weekly user numbers continue to climb, the number willing to pay for the technology is levelling off

The resurrection and return of Oasis was a throwback to a time when we all existed in a more or less agreed cultural context

Hozier has pivoted into thunderous soul-pop that blazes like a glitterball strapped to a bulldozer

Investors adopt wait-and-see approach on Trump tariffs

Over the past couple of years, tech investors have pivoted toward a collective embrace of the military-industrial complex

Daniel Ek has bet on Helsing, an AI defence start-up

Every seven-inch single an act released used to become a permanent part of their legacy. Streaming has changed all that

If the results for 15- to 34-year-olds do not make sense, then what price the rest of the listenership survey?

Music streaming platform denies it fell victim to a security breach

In My Opinion will be released in both video and audio formats as subscribers increasingly want to watch as well as listen to podcasts

‘Wembley of the North’ funding structure likely to be influenced by credit markets, government money...and, of course, results on the pitch

Money is paid to rightsholders, rather than directly to artists, and is based on their percentage of total streams over the year

Company has long drawn ire from musicians who say streaming model does not remunerate them enough

Total active monthly users increased to 675 million

When so many of us are listening to music made to order by pseudonymous human musicians on an algorithmic production line, will we even notice when AI takes over?

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