Old Music Will Dominate 2025’s Top Song Lists—Like Apple’s. Here’s Why—And What’s Needed To Change It.

All but one of Apple Music’s Top 10 most-streamed songs of 2025 weren’t even released this year—a trend that will continue ...
Dexerto

How to get your 2025 YouTube Music recap

YouTube Music has started rolling out its 2025 Recap, giving listeners a snapshot of their year through stats, playlists, and ...

YouTube Music starts rolling out its 2025 Recap to tide you over until Spotify Wrapped

The YouTube Music 2025 Recap has started rolling out to listeners, packed with statistics about everything we listened to ...
PCMag on MSN

YouTube Music's 2025 Recap Is Out: Here's How to View Your Stats

YouTube Music's year-end recaps are out with new additions, including Musical Passport and a set of preloaded Gemini prompts.
Android Authority

Many popular songs have vanished from YouTube and YouTube Music: Here’s why (Update: Coming back)

A licensing dispute between YouTube and SESAC has led to the removal of many popular songs from YouTube and YouTube Music in the US. Users attempting to play affected ...
The Atlantic

Is Old Music Killing New Music?

Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market, according to the latest numbers from MRC Data, a music-analytics firm. Those who make a living from new music—especially that endangered ...
9to5google

Removed songs coming back to YouTube and YouTube Music after SESAC deal

On Saturday, YouTube and YouTube Music lost a ton of songs, but a deal with SESAC has now been reached and removed content is soon returning. YouTube today said that it and SESAC have “reached a deal ...