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Music has become a ‘just-in-time’ economy
How PlayStation broke its hardware and active user records in Q4
The new rules of music’s growth engine: Insights from MIDiA’s merch and ticket buyer survey
Quick take: The games industry health check
Recorded music market 2023 Back to life
What podcast slowdown? 1.2 billion people will be listening by 2030
Nintendo’s earnings highlight Mario's unfaltering popularity, despite the Switch running out of steam
Sounds of 2026 | MIDiA and Splice name Afro house as the sound of the year
How music’s ‘Instagram moment’ led to its fast fashion era
Overanalysing our 2025 Spotify Wrapped: what MIDiA’s stats say about the industry
Goodbye Google Podcasts: What’s next for YouTube Music?
How Spotify’s new model could accelerate a forking of music
AI, music rights, and known unknowns
The future of record labels: Shifting sands
