Now hear this: Sales of recorded music in the U.S. grew for the eighth consecutive year in 2023, with streams accounting for a dominant 84% and vinyl up by double digits again, the RIAA said in its ...

Apple Music Replay officially released Nov. 28 ahead of Spotify Wrapped, its competitor's end-of-year feature. Similarly to Spotify Wrapped for Spotify users, Apple Music Replay 2023 compiles Apple ...

Inglewood, CA - August 07: Taylor Swift performs during The Eras Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood Monday, Aug. 7, 2023. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) As I have done every ...

Let’s get this out of the way: Taylor Swift dominated the year in music, and it wasn’t even close. Four-year-old songs of hers topped the charts. She sold physical albums at a head-spinning rate. Her ...

Two important barometers of the health of the U.S. music industry were released during the past week: the RIAA’s 2023 recorded music revenue report and the 2024 edition of Edison Research’s annual ...

The most wonderful time of the year is here, the time when you get to flex your superior music taste to all your friends and family. That's right: it's Spotify Wrapped season, as Spotify users get to ...

Where do songs come from? For now, they come from us — from our needs, our wants, our regrets, our scorn. Next year, they might come from a box brought to near-sentience by all the songs that came ...

Spotify created the concept of a year-end look at the music you listened to most, but Apple Music beat out Spotify by releasing its Apple Music Replay stats a full day earlier. Apple listeners' data ...

As we approach the end of the year, Apple Music has a special gift for its users. You can now view your music listening statistics with Apple Music Replay 2023. This feature allows you to see your ...

Following Apple Music and Spotify, YouTube Music’s 2023 Recap is rolling out. This summary builds on the personalized story format from last year. On Android or iOS, tap your profile avatar in the top ...

While Apple Music Replay fails to live up to Spotify Wrapped, YouTube Music’s 2023 Recap offers a personalized and interactive experience. YouTube Music introduced three new features this year — ...

In mid-November, the musician André 3000—one-half of the beloved hip-hop duo OutKast, which released six idiosyncratic and irrepressible records between 1994 and 2006—announced that he was, at long ...