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Data: 12.8m watch Bruno Mars Roblox concert

US singer Bruno Mars delivered a virtual concert in Steal a Brainrot on January 17th with more than 12.8 million concurrent users coming to Roblox to catch his performance. This event set a new single artist record for most watched virtual concert.  Fans had a chance to collect Bruno-themed traits and a limited edition Brunito […]

January 22, 2026

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere streams on Disney+ this January

The music and creative journey of Bruce Springsteen will take centre stage when the Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere movie from 20th Century Studios arrives on Disney+ on January 23rd in the UK. Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere offers rich glimpses into the creative process behind Springsteen’s celebrated 1982 album Nebraska – exploring the pressures […]

January 15, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Hans Zimmer, Bleedling Fingers to compose new score for HBO’s Harry Potter

HBO has announced that legendary composer Hans Zimmer and Bleeding Fingers – a collective of composers that create film and television scores – will compose new score for the HBO Original Harry Potter series. The series will debut in 2027 on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max where it’s available, including recent launch markets […]

January 15, 2026By Nik Roseveare

Fender Play coming to Samsung TVs

Samsung Electronics has announced a global partnership with guitar brand, Fender, to bring the first TV edition of Fender Play to Samsung TVs in 2026. “With video-based lessons on Samsung TVs, learning an instrument fits naturally into daily life and helps players reach goals faster,” said Hun Lee, Executive Vice President of the Visual Display […]

January 14, 2026

Junior Eurovision Song Contest sets social media records

The 23rd Junior Eurovision Song Contest proved popular with young audiences around the world, surpassing 100 million views on TikTok for the first time and setting new records on Instagram and Facebook, reports the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Broadcast on December 13th 2025, the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2025 reached 16 million viewers across 14 […]

January 8, 2026

BBC Sounds sees record plays in 2025

BBC Sounds has reported another record-breaking year with over 2.5 billion plays of radio, music and podcasts between January and November 2025 – an increase of 8 per cent compared with the same period last year. There was a total of 2.8 billion audio plays from across the BBC, including BBC Sport, BBC News, BBC […]

December 23, 2025

Stingray music collaborates with Mercedes-Benz

Stingray, the specialist in music and video content distribution, business services and advertising solutions, has announced a partnership with automotive brand Mercedes-Benz to bring its Stingray Music and Stingray Karaoke applications to all vehicles equipped with the latest generation of infotainment system MBUX. The applications will be natively pre-installed in the vehicle’s ‘Music & Audio’ section and are expected to launch […]

December 23, 2025

Eurovision Classical Concerts picked up by 22 PSBs

Eurovision Classical Concerts, a new pan-European music series developed under the Eurovision brand, is set to be broadcast by 22 public service media organisations across Europe. The four-concert series is a co-production led by BBC Arts, in partnership with WDR (Germany), RTP (Portugal) and Yle (Finland), and represents the first new Eurovision music co-production with […]

December 22, 2025

NoireTV partners with FAST Channels TV

NoireTV, a rising force in global Black entertainment, has announced its partnership with FAST Channels TV to officially launch its new FAST (Free Ad-Supported Streaming TV) channel, delivering nonstop programming centered on the Black diaspora across the US, Africa, the Caribbean, and beyond. NoireTV’s FAST channel offers a vibrant lineup of Afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall, Black […]

December 15, 2025

Sabrina Carpenter’s Manchild the biggest Vevo UK premiere of 2025

Vevo, the music video network, has unveiled its annual end-of-year charts for 2025, which provide a window into key pop culture trends and fan-driven moments of the past year. “Vevo’s annual insights serve as a pop culture pulse check, showing what music videos drove the most buzz and what was most culturally relevant this year. […]

December 10, 2025