2023 was a huge year for country music. Streaming numbers for the genre’s biggest artists were through the roof. Big-name acts like Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, and Zach Bryan pulled in hundreds of ...

How country's current stars have lassoed the Billboard charts and made a dent in the genre. By Lyndsey Havens By the time Ella Langley’s second album, Dandelion, arrived April 10, the country star had ...

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 ...

The total makes up roughly half of the $9 billion the streaming service says it paid out to rights holders last year. By Chris Eggertsen Spotify paid out nearly $4.5 billion to independent rights ...