Financials

Universal Music Posts 12% Q3 ’26 Revenue Growth Thanks to Downtown — But Amid an AI Avalanche, Grainge Says ‘The Structure of Our DSP Agreements Has to Change’

October 29, 2026

Universal Music Group (UMG) has reported a double-digit revenue increase – and a more than 20% paid-streaming spike – for Q3 2026. But amid continued share-price woes, CEO Lucian Grainge says the structure of... Read More...

YouTube Music and Premium Subscribers Top 150 Million Globally Amid Strong U.S. Growth; ‘Living Room’ Viewing Now Accounts for One-Third of YouTube Ad Revenue

Dylan Smith

October 28, 2026

YouTube Music and Premium cracked a total of 150 million worldwide subscribers during Q3 2026, when "living room" viewing made up more than one-third of YouTube's advert revenue. Alphabet revealed these and... Read More...

Deezer Posts 2% Q3 2026 Revenue Growth, Ups Its Full-Year Forecast as Direct Subscribers Approach Six Million

Dylan Smith

October 27, 2026

Deezer (Euronext: DEEZR) has reported nearly 2% revenue growth for Q3 2026, when its total subscribers and international revenue slipped due to a partnerships-side contraction. The Paris-headquartered DSP d... Read More...

Generative AI Audio Company Sonilo, Led by Ex-TikTokers, Raises $11 Million

Ashley King

October 22, 2026

AI audio company Sonilo announces an $11 million funding round led by B Capital with participation from Redpoint. The funds will help scale operations. Sonilo, a generative audio company that builds propriet... Read More...

Spotify Stock Climbs Following Solid Q3 2026 Earnings Report — Including Double-Digit Ad-Supported and Premium Revenue Jumps

Dylan Smith

October 22, 2026

Spotify has reported double-digit year-over-year (YoY) user growth – and subscriber-base expansions “across all regions” – for Q3 2026, when its revenue jumped 16% YoY. Meanwhile, the company’s stock (NYSE: S... Read More...

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Music Collab Platform Chaos Secures $1.4 Million in Startup Capital, With Amuse Among the Backers

Ashley King

October 21, 2026

Chaos AI, a space for music creators to collaborate, has announced a $1.4 million pre-seed fundraising round led by Bridford Group and Amuse. Chaos AI, an app providing a "unified space" for music creators t... Read More...

AI Music Instruction Startup ArtMaster Just Raised $2.4 Million, With WMG Chief Robert Kyncl Among the Backers

Ashley King

October 21, 2026

Prague-based startup ArtMaster raises $2.4 million in a seed round that will go into developing AI models to help people learn musical instruments. Prague-based startup ArtMaster has raised $2.4 million in a... Read More...

MAIA Universe Secures Major Label Partnerships and a Strategic Investment from Bjorn Ulvaeus

Ashley King

October 20, 2026

Sync licensing platform MAIA Universe secures partnerships with major rightsholders and the Mechanical Copyright Protection Society. MAIA Universe, the Stockholm- and London-based sync licensing platform alr... Read More...

Round Group Rallies $5.3 Million for Short-Form, Entertainment-Focused Marketing Expansion

Ashley King

October 19, 2026

Round Group secures a $5.3 million investment from Foresight Group to further its marketing expansion across short-form user-generated content. Leading regional private equity and asset investment manager Fo... Read More...

DJ Reinier Zonneveld Raises a $1 Million Pre-Seed for GasLab, a GenAI Music App That Actually Prioritizes Paying Musicians

Ashley King

October 15, 2026

DJ Reinier Zonneveld has raised over $1 million in pre-seed funding for GasLab, a genAI music app built to recognize and pay musicians for their work. GasLab (Generative AI Solutions Lab), a generative AI mu... Read More...

Suno Has ‘Far Beyond’ Two Million Subscribers and $300 Million in Annual Revenue Following Sweeping ‘v6’ Overhaul, CEO Says

Dylan Smith

October 1, 2026

How’s Suno faring after shifting exclusively to licensed models? Quite well, according to CEO Mikey Shulman, who says the company now boasts “far beyond” two million subscribers and $300 million in annual rec... Read More...

Sia’s Catalog Snags a Cool $180 Million for a 50% Share; Pophouse Has Big Plans Ahead

Paul Resnikoff

October 1, 2026

Stockholm-based entertainment and music investment powerhouse Pophouse Entertainment has officially acquired a 50% stake in the publishing and master recording rights of Australian singer-songwriter Sia, per ... Read More...

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SiriusXM Reports 5,000 Self-Pay Net Additions for Q3 2026, Says ‘Morgan Wallen Radio’ Helped Drive a 5% Average Listening Time Increase

Universal Music Posts 12% Q3 ’26 Revenue Growth Thanks to Downtown — But Amid an AI Avalanche, Grainge Says ‘The Structure of Our DSP Agreements Has to Change’

YouTube Music and Premium Subscribers Top 150 Million Globally Amid Strong U.S. Growth; ‘Living Room’ Viewing Now Accounts for One-Third of YouTube Ad Revenue

Deezer Posts 2% Q3 2026 Revenue Growth, Ups Its Full-Year Forecast as Direct Subscribers Approach Six Million

Generative AI Audio Company Sonilo, Led by Ex-TikTokers, Raises $11 Million

Spotify Stock Climbs Following Solid Q3 2026 Earnings Report — Including Double-Digit Ad-Supported and Premium Revenue Jumps

Music Collab Platform Chaos Secures $1.4 Million in Startup Capital, With Amuse Among the Backers

AI Music Instruction Startup ArtMaster Just Raised $2.4 Million, With WMG Chief Robert Kyncl Among the Backers

MAIA Universe Secures Major Label Partnerships and a Strategic Investment from Bjorn Ulvaeus

DJ Reinier Zonneveld Raises a $1 Million Pre-Seed for GasLab, a GenAI Music App That Actually Prioritizes Paying Musicians

Suno Has ‘Far Beyond’ Two Million Subscribers and $300 Million in Annual Revenue Following Sweeping ‘v6’ Overhaul, CEO Says

Sia’s Catalog Snags a Cool $180 Million for a 50% Share; Pophouse Has Big Plans Ahead