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Sam Siegler and Mike Nucero named Creative Directors at Matt Pincus’ Trust Records

Los Angeles-based punk and hardcore reissue label Trust Records has named Sam Siegler and Mike Nucero as Creative Directors, formalizing a creative partnership that has been in place since the company’s inception. Matt Pincus launched Trust Records (alongside co-founder Joe Nelson) in 2020 with a focused mission: to promote, preserve, and protect classic punk and hardcore…

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Songs are reaching 1bn Spotify streams 14x faster than a decade ago, and other stats from Chartmetric’s 2025 Year in Music report

In 2015, it took an average of 2,729 days — roughly seven and a half years — for a song to reach one billion streams on Spotify. By 2025, that milestone was being crossed in just 197 days. That striking acceleration is among the headline findings in Chartmetric’s third annual Year in Music report, which…

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ASCAP paid out a record $1.76bn to songwriters and publishers in 2025

US performance rights organization ASCAP has reported its revenue and royalty payout numbers for 2025, with both figures hitting all-time highs. Revenue came in at $1.945 billion for calendar 2025, up 6.0% year over year. Of that, New York-based  ASCAP distributed $1.759 billion to songwriters, composers, and music publishers, an increase of 3.7% YoY. In…

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Manchester Orchestra Drummer Dies, Band Confirms

Timothy Very, the longtime drummer of Manchester Orchestra, has died. Bandmates Andy Hull, Robert McDowell and Andy Prince confirmed the news of Very’s death on Saturday (Feb. 14). His cause of death has not been reported. Very joined Manchester Orchestra for the group’s third full-length album, Simple Math, which was recorded in 2010 and released…

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Warner Music Group plans to sell EMP, the merch business it acquired for $180m in 2018

Warner Music Group intends to divest its EMP business, the European rock and metal merchandise e-retailer it acquired for USD $180 million in 2018. The company disclosed the plan in its latest quarterly SEC filing, revealing that it signed a “non-binding letter of intent to sell its EMP business within [its] Recorded Music segment”. EMP,…

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NetEase Cloud Music now counts over 1 million registered indie artists

More than 1 million independent artists are now signed directly to NetEase Cloud Music, China’s second-largest music streaming platform. The company revealed that milestone in its FY 2025 results, published on Wednesday (February 11). NCM also reported that its subscription revenues rose 13.3% YoY to RMB 5.1 billion (approximately $715 million), up from RMB 4.5…

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Harry Styles Talks Love of Italy, Slowing Down After Hiatus

Harry Styles is reflecting on some of the lifestyle changes he’s embraced recently. In a new interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, published Saturday (Feb. 14), the 32-year-old pop star opened up about his love for Italy, slowing down after a busy period, becoming an uncle, running a marathon, and more. Nearly four years after…

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Adam Lambert Reacts to Trump Admin Removing Pride Flag at Stonewall

Adam Lambert is speaking out against the removal of the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument in New York City. In early January, the Trump administration replaced the rainbow-colored flag — a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion — with an American flag at the National Park Service–run site in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. “Stonewall is…

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Wiz Khalifa’s Father Dies at 63: Rapper Shares Tribute

Wiz Khalifa is mourning the loss of his father. On Friday (Feb. 13), the 38-year-old rapper took to social media to share an emotional tribute following the death of his dad, Laurence W. Thomaz. He was 63, according to TMZ. “Today my father decided not to wake up,” Wiz wrote on X. “I will always…

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HYBE posts record annual revenues of $1.86bn for 2025 as K-Pop firm’s concert revenues hit all-time high – but operating profit plunged 73%

South Korea-based entertainment giant HYBE has published its Q4 and FY 2025 earnings. According to the new investor filing, HYBE’s annual revenues grew 17.5% YoY to 2.65 trillion South Korean Won last year. That total revenue haul for FY 2025 converts to USD $1.86 billion at the average annual exchange rate. While HYBE’s topline grew…

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