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Too Lost Launches Profile Defender to Shield Artists From AI-Driven Fakes

March 2, 2026

As artificial intelligence continues reshaping how music is created and distributed, it has also introduced significant challenges. Perhaps the most egregious is unauthorized music appearing under legitimate ... Read More...

Music’s ‘Legacy Partner Trap’ Is an Even Bigger Deal In 2026 — Is Switching Partners Simply Becoming Too Difficult for Music Companies?

Paul Resnikoff

March 1, 2026

Can't switch partnerships without upsetting the apple cart? This is becoming a tricky concern for many music companies, with difficult partner decisions routinely arising across distribution, PROs, royalty tr... Read More...

Amazon Music is still double the size of YouTube Music, but that lead is starting to narrow (Source: DMN Pro, Digital Music News)

Lyor Cohen Isn’t Your Best Friend — But He’s Getting Serious Results at YouTube Music

Paul Resnikoff

February 24, 2026

YouTube Music head Lyor Cohen has been a music industry punching bag for the past few months. But he's also getting a ton of new subscribers over at YouTube Music. Depending on your perspective, YouTube's Ly... Read More...

DMN Pro Exclusive

YouTube Music Is Suddenly the Fastest-Growing Streaming Music Platform In the US — But Why?

Paul Resnikoff

February 23, 2026

When it comes to streaming music market share, Spotify and Apple Music are the big gorillas – particularly in critical markets like North America and Europe. But despite a comparatively modest market share and relatively late entrance to the paid streaming music race, YouTube Music is now making some eyebrow-raising gains.

AWAL Inks Partnership Agreement With Milan’s Artist First: ‘We Will Be a Powerful Force for the Italian Music Industry’

Dylan Smith

February 19, 2026

Sony Music’s AWAL and Italy-based Artist First have inked a partnership pact covering distribution, promotion, and more. AWAL and Milan-headquartered Artist First – not to be confused with the Australian on... Read More...

DMN Pro Exclusive

Is the Race for Streaming Music Subscribers Over In America? An Exclusive Look at the Latest Subscriber Data for Spotify and Apple Music

Paul Resnikoff

February 10, 2026

Streaming music subscribers in high-ARPU markets like the United States and Western Europe have largely been spoken for — or have they? In this report, we examine the latest tranche of US-based subscriber data shared with DMN Pro and extrapolate what this might mean for 2026.

Connect Music Scores $80 Million Raise, Targets AI, Licensing, and Catalog Acquisition Expansions

Dylan Smith

February 9, 2026

Music monetization specialist Connect Music has scored an $80 million raise and set its sights on spearheading an AI-powered buildout. Memphis-based Connect just recently unveiled that sizable round, which ... Read More...

Major Hires Signal Too Lost’s Continued Global Momentum

Ashley King

February 6, 2026

Too Lost has added four senior executives to its leadership team, marking another milestone in the company’s rapid global expansion. The announcement follows a year of record-breaking growth and product innov... Read More...

The Orchard Avex Music global distribution deal

The Orchard Inks Avex Music Group In a Global Distribution Deal

Ashley King

February 5, 2026

Japanese entertainment giant Avex Music Group partners with The Orchard for a global distribution deal of all future releases across territories. Avex Music Group, the global music company of Japanese entert... Read More...

TikTok Is Dramatically Overhauling Its Artist Compensation Rules In 2026 — And This Time, It’s Good News for Music Creators and IP Owners

Paul Resnikoff

February 4, 2026

TikTok is one of the most notoriously artist-unfriendly platforms on the planet. But according to DMN's latest intel, the UGC giant is now overhauling its payout methodology to something slightly more reasona... Read More...

Distro Consolidation Ahead? GEMA Offloads Zebralution to Major DistroKid Investor

Ashley King

January 23, 2026

German collection society GEMA is selling Zebralution, the digital distributor it acquired a stake in back in 2019, to key DistroKid investor Insight Holdings Group. After acquiring a majority stake in digit... Read More...

Too Lost Saw 130% Growth Over 2025—Here’s A Peek at What’s Next

Ashley King

January 22, 2026

Too Lost CEO Gregory Hirschhorn recently published a letter reflecting on the company’s impressive 2025 achievements and outlines the distributor’s ambitious plans for 2026. This article was created in colla... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

What Is Attribution?

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Musixmatch Re-Inks With DistroKid; Partnership Aims to Help Independent Artists Layer More Lyrics Into Their Releases

DMN Pro Weekly: The Suno Subpoena Wars Are Targeting the Music Industry’s Deepest, Darkest Secrets. Here’s Where Things Stand.

What Is Attribution?

Create Music Emerges from the Shadows as a DistroKid Minority Investor

Former Sony, Discovery, WWE Executive James Rosenstock Joins Too Lost as CFO

Music’s ‘Legacy Partner Trap’ Is an Even Bigger Deal In 2026 — Is Switching Partners Simply Becoming Too Difficult for Music Companies?

Lyor Cohen Isn’t Your Best Friend — But He’s Getting Serious Results at YouTube Music

YouTube Music Is Suddenly the Fastest-Growing Streaming Music Platform In the US — But Why?

AWAL Inks Partnership Agreement With Milan’s Artist First: ‘We Will Be a Powerful Force for the Italian Music Industry’

Is the Race for Streaming Music Subscribers Over In America? An Exclusive Look at the Latest Subscriber Data for Spotify and Apple Music

Connect Music Scores $80 Million Raise, Targets AI, Licensing, and Catalog Acquisition Expansions

Major Hires Signal Too Lost’s Continued Global Momentum

The Orchard Inks Avex Music Group In a Global Distribution Deal

TikTok Is Dramatically Overhauling Its Artist Compensation Rules In 2026 — And This Time, It’s Good News for Music Creators and IP Owners

Distro Consolidation Ahead? GEMA Offloads Zebralution to Major DistroKid Investor

Too Lost Saw 130% Growth Over 2025—Here’s A Peek at What’s Next