YouTube Music posted noticeable subscriber gains in the critical US market during Q3, according to data sourced and compiled by DMN Pro. But the platform remains a very distant fourth behind Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music, a position that may explain YouTube’s high-profile spat with Billboard.

After a searing Q3, music industry funding quickly racked up another billion in Q4 – and it ain’t over yet. Ahead of DMN Pro’s year-end funding review, here’s a look at which companies and categories are rustling up cash heading into the holidays.

Suno, and especially Udio, are now implementing heavy restrictions under licensing deals with Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. (So far, WMG is the only major partnered with Suno.) That raises a critical question: can these heavily restricted apps produce another 'I Run'? Or, more importantly, something 10x bigger than 'I Run'? And if it isn't Udio or Suno, where will that breakout, AI-generated smash come from?

As Spotify pushes its ‘Supremium’ ambitions in emerging markets, the question arises: are these new plans worth it for music fans, especially against stiff competitive options? Here’s a look at the changes afoot, whether music fans are getting more value, and the tricky next steps for Spotify worldwide.

In this detailed report, DMN Pro breaks down the players, the platforms, and the market dynamics driving this billion-dollar ticketing aftermarket. We also take a closer look at the shadowy winks-and-nods that make this market thrive — even in the face of heated investigations and crackdowns.

Streaming music elephants Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube Music are still adding subscribers in the critical US market in 2025, according to preliminary Q3 data obtained and analyzed by DMN Pro. But the pace keeps slowing, with growth rates slipping into the 1-2% growth rate year-to-date.

As the industry truism goes, ‘Music has value’— but 2025 is taking that expression to an extreme.

Fringe communities online are now engineering unauthorized AI bots of celebrities like Machine Gun Kelly, Sabrina Carpenter, and Pedro Pascal to serve as daily companions, according to an ongoing DMN Pro investigation.

Vinyl records have been the comeback story of the century – and a beautiful bright spot during the music industry’s rocky digital transition. But has the vinyl resurgence officially lost steam? Here’s a look at the latest data.

The RIAA recently pointed to a modest increase in US-based streaming subscribers during the first half of 2025. But data shared with DMN Pro by major music IP owners, conglomerates, and distributors reveal something slightly less upbeat.

The streaming music market is becoming increasingly concentrated, with just five streaming music giants now controlling nearly the entire US-based subscription market. Here’s a look at the ever-tightening streaming music market share breakdown for H1 2025, based on subscriber data exhaustively amassed and analyzed by DMN Pro.

Spotify’s subscriber totals are growing worldwide, but its US-based numbers continue to plateau. Here’s a look at the latest subscriber totals for Q2 and H1 2025, according to data shared with DMN Pro.