RAIN Notes: January 26
A certain freedom – Acast
Focus, not fragmentation – Vox Media
Tops – Magellan AI Continue Reading
News
Podtrac unveils multi-channel podcast ranking
Podcast analytics and measurement company Podtrac, famous for its various podcast ranking projects, has released Multi-Channel Podcast Ranking: Global Delivery. It’s an ambitious top-20 graphic which ranks top 20 podcasts across several format types and distribution points. Click to learn more. Continue Reading
They’re accused of stealing 86 million. (Songs.)
In an audacious action, last month a group of piracy actors called Anna’s Archive copied about 86 million music files from Spotify. The intention was to release the hoard on the BitTorrent file-sharing platform. Continue Reading
The Ambies: Depth, creativity, impact
Membership association The Podcast Academy has released the nominees for the 2026 Ambies, the group’s annual award program. The award ceremony will take place in Brooklyn on February 23. Click to see the sprawling range of categories. Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: January 20
A certain freedom – Acast
Focus, not fragmentation – Vox Media
Tops – Magellan AI Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: January 16
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Spotify hikes price of Premium; provides broken info link
Some users call it “streamflation.” Some content owners feel they don’t benefit from it. The swirl is about a Spotify subscription price hike charged to the top tier of Premium subscribers, who will begin to pay a dollar more per month starting soon. Continue Reading
Streaming growth, vinyl dominance highlight Luminate 2025 report
Music analytics and measurement company Luminate has released its annual year-end music report. The 2025 edition highlights a record-breaking year for the global music industry, and documents the surging popularity of Latin music. We learn that of a new record… Continue Reading
iHeart preps annual Podcast Awards; nominees released
iHeartMedia has released the host and nominees for the 2026 iHeartPodcast Awards, which this year is co-produced with South by Southwest (SXSW). As last year, the ceremony will be staged at the Moody Theater in Austin, TX. The date of… Continue Reading
Podstock partners with PodX Group to provide audience and revenue insights
Analytics and management company Podstock is announcing a new partnership with Stockholm-based investment company PodX Group. The arrangement will bring audience and revenue insights into one centralized analytics hub to serve all of Podstock’s media brands, which include Blue Wire, Vox Media, Dear Media, Locked On, and Wave Sports.
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Billboard/Duetti index seeks to establish the value of music
Media brand Billboard, and financial tech (fintech) company Duetti, have joined forces to produce the Music Finance Index. The project seeks to establish benchmark values for music and identify catalog investment trends. Music valuations are upward-trending for investors, with even… Continue Reading
RAIN Notes: January 12
A win for podcast emails – Beehiv
Tease – Amy Poehler Continue Reading