Music news without the noise

music98.news is an independent music media: industry news, release reviews and a daily Top 50 chart. Short, sharp and to the point.

We cover what is actually happening in music right now — tours announced, albums dropped, charts moved — and we write it the way we would want to read it: quickly, honestly, with context. If a story can be told in three paragraphs, we tell it in three paragraphs.

What we publish

NewsIndustry stories that matter, reported the same week they happen.

ReleasesAlbums, EPs and singles we consider worth your listening time.

ChartsA daily Top 50 with real movement: who is rising, who is slipping, who holds.

How we work

Every post is written by our editorial team. We read the primary sources — label announcements, artist statements, chart data — and we link directly to the music so you can hear it yourself in one tap. Album artwork and artist photos are used under license, from official press materials, or under Creative Commons licenses with attribution on each post.

The chart is compiled daily from streaming data and editorial scoring. Movement between days is tracked and shown openly — you always see why a track sits where it sits.

Who is behind it

music98.news is built and edited by a small independent team of music writers, and we hold our own pages to the same bar we hold the music we cover.

Get in touch

For editorial questions, press releases, corrections or partnership offers — info@music98.news.