Revelator Rewind 2025

A Note from Bruno

As the year draws to a close, we wanted to take the opportunity to look back on some of the many highlights from 2025. From strengthening our partnerships, helping independent music businesses scale, and our monthly product updates keeping us at the cutting edge of the music industry, it’s been a year of change and progress.

While the music industry keeps evolving and the landscape grows more complex - we’re here to provide consistency, direction and support - ensuring the best service for yourself, and your clients.

Read on below to catch-up on a few of our personal highlights.

Bruno Guez Founder & CEO

Record Streaming Figures

We’ve just wrapped a record year at Revelator and our partners are at the heart of it. Whether you’re distributing with us or using us for your delivery, your catalogs helped drive nearly 60% growth in streams across leading DSPs. With more stores and DSPs coming online and deeper partnerships with major platforms, we’re gearing up to unlock even bigger gains in 2026.

Monthly Product Updates, Maximum Momentum

This year, we focused on giving our clients more clarity and control across their workflows. New metadata and inspection tools improved release accuracy, YouTube royalties and reporting unified channel earnings, and UGC and video analytics highlighted where fan engagement is growing.

The new Trust & Safety Dashboard strengthened catalog visibility, Contributor Roles and Metadata Export streamlined credit sharing, and white-label partners gained fresh customization options, all designed to help our partners work smarter and support their artists with confidence.

Catch-up on the full 2025 Product Recap

Accurate, Timely Payments

Independent music businesseses thrive on fast, reliable payments—and this year, we delivered by paying out to a record number of partners and driving 56% royalty growth, our highest ever. Accelerating royalty payouts and expanding financial services are core pillars of our 2026 product roadmap, all designed to help the money flow faster, operate with confidence, and fuel the next stage of growth. 

Quality Music, Amplified

Over the past few months, we’ve quietly rolled out our new Artist & Label Services team, bringing dedicated, industry-leading support marketing support to our partners who want to elevate their releases.

As the music industry doubles down on quality over noise, we’re committed to helping our partners reach the audience they deserve, with best-in-class guidance every step of the way. From campaign management and social audits to playlist pitching and ad buying, our marketing services are designed to give those that work with us the support they need to grow their fanbase, amplify the releases, and to thrive on their own terms.

Learn more about our Artist & Label Services

Insights from the Inside Track

This year also saw us launch our own webinar series - going in-depth on specialist subjects with leading music industry figures. TikTok growth strategies, Spotify best practices, AI-influence, royalties and more - it's been a brilliant opportunity for us share in the learnings from some of the best around. 

More information on past and future Webinars here. 

Partnership and Collaboration in Action

Our team showed up at more than 20 industry events this year—from Music Biz in Atlanta to Amsterdam Dance Event, building stronger connections and learning directly from the communities we serve. These moments reinforced how much we value collaborating with partners who share our commitment to independent music businesses.

As we prepare for 2026, we’re exploring new opportunities to team up with like-minded organizations on events and activations that create real value for our customers. If you’re planning something impactful, we’d love to learn more.

Looking Ahead to 2026

We’d like to thank you all for working with us over the past 12 months—and for trusting us with your business. As we move into 2026, we’re excited to roll out new product features while accelerating the growth and impact of our Artist & Label Services division, ensuring every artist you work with reaches the audience they deserve.

Together, we’re building a future where independent music reaches further, grows faster, and wins on its own terms. Here's to 2026 and all that we accomplish together.

-The Revelator Team