Sir Lucian Grainge on AI, Spotify, and why he’s not in the ‘functional music’ industry
Sir Lucian Grainge called artist opt-in protections for AI “critical” during an appearance at Britain’s trade mission to Los Angeles ...
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Sulinna Ong exits Spotify to join U2 management team alongside Irving and Jeffrey Azoff
U2 have appointed Sulinna Ong as a Management Partner, a newly created role that sees her join Irving and Jeffrey ...
Spotify backs US bill to outlaw AI deepfakes, joining UMG, Sony, Warner, Google, and OpenAI in growing coalition
A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has reintroduced the NO FAKES Act – the bill designed to protect individuals from ...
Spotify and Universal Music Group strike landmark deal to let fans create AI covers and remixes – as a paid Premium add-on
Spotify and Universal Music Group have announced licensing agreements enabling fans to create AI-powered covers and remixes of songs from ...
From Spotify and UMG’s landmark AI deal to Shamrock’s $813M raise… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit ...
Spotify to reserve concert tickets for superfans on Premium tier; Live Nation confirmed as launch partner as companies strike multi-year deal
Spotify is launching a new feature called Reserved that will hold two concert tickets per tour for an artist’s most dedicated fans among ...
Spotify wins motion for arbitration in ‘payola’ lawsuit
A federal judge in New York has sent a lawsuit accusing Spotify of running a “modern payola” to arbitration, dismissing ...
Spotify Co-CEOs outline AI ambitions and more on Q1 2026 earnings call
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
Spotify to show AI tags in Song Credits, where artists have chosen to disclose through their label or distributor
Spotify has started testing a feature that shows whether artificial intelligence was used in making a song — but the ...
Record labels and Spotify seek $322M default judgment from pirate group Anna’s Archive
The three major music companies and Spotify are seeking $322.2 million in damages from shadow library Anna’s Archive, after the ...
