For a very long time, musicians were considered avant-gardists—laid back, too cool for school—they were purely idols with a penchant for aesthetic ingenuity and sonic innovation.  Before the iPods, smartphones, and digital streaming platforms, music consumption was viscerally manual and intentional. Artistes were not loved by accident, nor discovered by impulse. They were not paid…

The global recorded music business grew by 7.4 percent last year, an industry body said Tuesday, as streaming continued to drive a fast-paced recovery from the doldrums of the piracy era.

Nigerian music rave of the moment, Burna Boy who is getting more vocal by the way in his criticisms of other music acts has slammed his colleagues in the music industry who boast over their compilations of streaming numbers. The "Dangote" singer in a social media post stated that streaming numbers are not the reflection…

Hip-hop superstar Drake's latest album Scorpion has crushed the record for streaming to post the biggest week so far this year on the US chart. Scorpion was streamed nearly 746 million times in the United States on audio platforms such as Spotify and Apple Music in the week through Thursday, tracking service Nielsen Music said. The tally…

Listening to music has evolved from using mp3 players, CDs and even iPods to accessing millions of songs using streaming apps for a small fee or nothing at all. This helps the industry by paying artists for their music as well as diving into the world of the many songs the world has to offer.…