In March we covered the legal outcome of Michael Smith’s fraudulent streaming escapades. He was accused of fraudulently ...

We learn that Radio’s station count in 2026 dipped for a third straight quarter. But there is nuance. Continue Reading → ...

Sounds Profitable has issued the first release the 2026 edition of its The Podcast Landscape, its annual study of how ...

Data analytics and marketing company Circana is announcing a webinar about AI’s multiple influences in the entire cycle of consumer shopping and brand strategies. Titled AI Measured: The Shift and ...

James Cridland In this week's column, James offers five short commentaries, from his appearance at the Audio Festival to the state of Canadian radio. From the Playdate gaming console to Apple Music's ...

Nearly four months after Cumulus Media revealed its bankruptcy plan (RAIN HERE), the company has reportedly completed a layoff action across several business units, including the Cumulus Podcast ...

Magellan AI has released its monthly accounting of top podcast advertisers, derived from the company’s proprietary model. The results are estimates, not confirmed dollar amounts. Always interesting on ...

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), the influential trade and advocacy group, has released its mid-year report. It’s a state-of-the-industry snapshot that also includes a ten-year ...

AI is under legal attack again, and this time the intellectual property at the center of the case is not music, but lyrics. Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music are teaming against AI ...

Quick-serve restaurant Wendy’s has created a streaming playlist of songs for listening in the car while, um, dining out. (At Wendy’s.) It is not streamed from the restaurant, which disappoints us, but ...

Following the announcement in March that Cumulus Media was headed for a second bankruptcy, we learn today that a federal bankruptcy judge in the Southern District of Texas has approved the ...

Last week we covered an interesting research finding from Edison Research. We learned that fiction audiobook consumers prefer AI to human narration … some of the time, in some ways. The session was ...