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Hamburg, 15 April 2025 – The well-known online magazine DJ LAB has published a detailed article about the launch of songs.de in its News section. Under the title “Songs.de: New streaming platform launched with fair remuneration for artists”, author Boris Alexander describes the concept and Read More

Hamburg, 12 December 2024 – Another significant step towards fair payment in music streaming: the renowned industry magazine MusikWoche has published an article about songs.de and presents the platform as a forward-looking alternative to established streaming services.Read More

Hamburg, June 3, 2025 – A powerful conversation about fairness in music streaming: In a new episode on Hamburg.live, host Borris Brandt sat down with Jens Reese, founder of songs.de, to discuss how the current streaming industry fails most artists – and why songs.de offers a real alternative.Read More

Lüneburg, April 29, 2025 – The renowned German music magazine Musiker Online, closely affiliated with the German Rock & Pop Musicians’ Association (DRMV), has published an in-depth feature about the innovative streaming platform songs.de.Read More

Hamburg/Frankfurt, 6 May 2025 – The renowned female music network MELODIVA has published a comprehensive article about songs.de and presents the platform as a serious alternative to established streaming services such as Spotify or Apple Music. In their article, they shed light on the inequality in the current streaming market and show how songs.de is actively addressing these issues.Read More

A major step forward in redefining value in music:
The renowned industry magazine Sound & Recording has featured songs.de in a dedicated article, spotlighting the vision behind this innovative streaming marketplace.Read More

Fair streaming for artists and labels – now on iOS and Android

Hamburg, April 14, 2025 – After months of development, intensive testing and seven deployment attempts, a major milestone has been reached:
The songs.de app is now officially live in the Apple App Store too.Read More

Independent, transparent, and artist-driven:
German musician and producer Carsten Felsmann, known under his artist name C. van Ohr, is setting a powerful example for the music community. He has published three full-length albums on songs.de – and went one step further by embedding his music directly intoRead More

Since the beginning of 2025, songs.de has been offering music labels the ability to manage their artists and entire catalogs centrally on the platform. This allows labels to integrate their acts directly into the fair streaming marketplace and actively participate in a more transparent and artist-friendly music economy.Read More

Published on April 9, 2025

The respected German music production magazine BEAT has published an in-depth article about songs.de, the independent streaming marketplace that empowers artists to take control of their earnings and visibility. The feature is titled “Mehr Fairness – Der neue Streaming-Marktplatz von Songs.de” (“More Fairness – The New Streaming Marketplace by Songs.de”) and takes a closer look at the current issues in the music streaming landscape.Read More