Streaming round-up – November 2025

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26.11.25
Stay up to date on the latest in streaming news with our monthly round-up. This month, SoundCloud allows artists to keep 100% of distribution royalties, Spotify expands credits with WhoSampled, and TikTok limits AI content.

The figure of the month: 97%. That’s the percentage of listeners who can’t tell the difference between music created by humans and music generated entirely by AI, according to a study conducted by Deezer. More info on Music Business Worldwide.

Economy

Adobe
Adobe’s new AI tool generates soundtracks for all types of videos. More info on CNET.

OpenAI
ChatGPT has been ordered to pay damages for violating German copyright laws for using hits from successful artists to train its language models. More info on Music Tech.

Luminate
Luminate partners with Tencent Music to add consumption figures from the Chinese market to its global data set for the first time. More info on Music Business Worldwide.

SoundCloud
SoundCloud now enables artists to keep 100% of distribution royalties across all streaming platforms. More info on Music Week.

Spotify
Spotify and the NMPA partner to launch a new audiovisual revenue stream for music creators. More info on Billboard. Spotify launches Platinum, a super-premium subscription in five emerging markets, including India. More info on Digital Music News. Spotify acquires WhoSampled and announces expanded song credits. More info on Pitchfork.

YouTube
UMG has a new deal with YouTube that includes “guardrails” around AI. More info on Music Business Worldwide.

New features

Amazon Music
The Amazon Music mobile application now offers smarter Alexa+ features. More info on The Verge. Amazon Music creates interactive fan groups to drive user discovery. More info on Music Week. Amazon Music rolls out the Share To TikTok feature. More info on Music Week.

Bandsintown
Bandsintown For Artists Marketplace launches with solutions to reach more fans. More info on Music Week.

Crates
Crates lets you gather your playlists from different streaming platforms into one app. More info on Music Tech.

Qobuz
Qobuz launched its Android TV application, providing access to its entire HR and lossless music catalog. More info on Forbes.

Musixmatch
Musixmatch launches Music Lens, an AI agent that ‘transforms’ catalogs into ‘actionable insights’ for publishers, labels, and creators. More info on Music Business Worldwide.

Spotify
Spotify’s SongDNA feature will show you which songs are sampled on a track. More info on EnGadget. Spotify is also working on a lyrics translation feature. More info on Digital Music News. Spotify now allows you to view your weekly listening stats. More info on TechCrunch. Spotify integrates TuneMyMusic for easier playlist importing. More info on Music Ally. Spotify adds a new, less repetitive Shuffle mode. More info on TechCrunch. Spotify users on Android can now share songs to their WhatsApp status. More info on Digital Music News.
Spotify finally integrates video podcasts and music videos into its Apple TV application. More info on The Verge. Furthermore, music videos are coming to Spotify in the US and Canada. More info on Billboard.

Threads
Threads launches Ghost Posts, temporary updates that disappear. More info on Social Media Today.

Tidal
Tidal adds a SoundCloud-esque “Upload” feature for DIY artists. More info on Music Ally.

TikTok
TikTok launches the ‘bulletin board’ broadcast channel feature for artists and creators. More info on Music Business Worldwide. TikTok adds an option to limit AI content in the feed. More info on Social Media Today.

X / Twitter
X will soon indicate if a profile is using a VPN. More info on Social Media Today.

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