Chartmetric warns 2025’s ‘pop slump’ has continued in 2026

Slump? What slump?! With global recorded-music revenues up 6.4% last year, the industry would be forgiven for taking a quiet moment to celebrate recently. However, analytics firm Chartmetric’s latest research may interrupt that, based on its analysis of the streaming charts. “Last year was notably lacking in breakout hits and chart-topping new singles, with only 23 tracks cracking […] The post is from Music Ally.