As expected, Spotify pulled the trigger this week on a broad-scale price increase in the US across all of its tiers. Will Americans notice? In our latest DMN Pro Weekly report, we examine what that might mean for Spotify’s subscriber lead over Apple Music and other rival streaming music platforms like Amazon Music and YouTube Music, while examining consumer price sensitivity issues and Wall Street’s unexpectedly soggy reaction to the news.

After triggering dozens of price increases throughout the world in 2025, Spotify is saving the juiciest market for last. But is a price increase the best decision for America? In our latest weekly report, DMN Pro takes a closer look at 2025 premium subscriber patterns in the States, both at Spotify and hard-charging competitors like Apple Music. It's a thick soup that makes any price-increase decisions tricky for America's largest premium streaming music platform. Report Table of Contents I. Spotify’... Read More...

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.