An artificial intelligence (AI)-generated country song reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Country Digital Song Sales chart last fall, and few listeners knew the song was created by a machine. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access...
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The digital economy has a seasonal rhythm. Late December is when consumers “zero out” recurring payments — a thumb-scroll through bank apps and email receipts. If it auto-renews, it’s on trial. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited...
December 08, 2025
The increasingly heated fight for Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) is, on its face, about libraries: HBO’s prestige slate, DC’s franchises and Warner’s studio machine. But the bidding war now featuring Netflix and Paramount is also a referendum on something less visible and arguably more defensible than IP: the consumer-facing algorithms that decide what gets watched, […]
November 25, 2025
Every now and then a dark horse appears in the PYMNTS App Provider Rankings that shows how much consumers are willing to discover and explore new apps in what would...
April 23, 2025
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos on Wednesday (April 23) laid out the streaming giant’s vision for growth, which includes plans to diversify beyond online streaming as well as continuing to grow...
February 13, 2025
New models. New ads. New pricing tiers. The subscription economy has been active, to say the least, with YouTube CEO Neal Mohan revealing TV screens have now surpassed mobile as...
March 23, 2026
Spotify is increasingly leaning into artificial intelligence to keep users tuned in. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree to receive marketing communications from PYMNTS […]
February 03, 2026
Spotify will use Checkout.com’s global acquiring services to facilitate payments for the users of its audio streaming subscription service. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article...
January 15, 2026
Spotify is increasing the price of its Premium subscription service by $1 a month in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...
December 16, 2025
Livestream shopping is popular in China, but it hasn’t caught on in the United States. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free...
