🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Fanny Vicherat
This week, we caught up with Fanny Vicherat, Head Of International Programs - Editorial & Marketing Partnerships at Believe.…
European Commission approves Universal’s $775 million Downtown acquisition - but did it ask the right questions?
Universal’s “eat the world” deal to gobble up Downtown has been given the nod by European regulators - so long as it flogs off the Downtown-owned Curve royalty platform. But as the industry responds to today’s announcement, were Europe’s regulators even looking at the right things?…
Ador founder wins legal battle over shareholder agreement with HYBE, which now needs to pay her $17.7 million
A court in South Korea has ruled in favour of Ador founder Min Hee-jin in one of her legal battles with the label’s owner, K-pop powerhouse HYBE. It tried to terminate a shareholder agreement with Min, but a court says that deal is still in force. As a result, HYBE will have to pay Min $17.7 million…
Scott Borchetta leaves HYBE and walks his Big Machine out with him
Scott Borchetta is leaving HYBE America, which ended up owning his Big Machine label group following a deal in 2021. HYBE will retain all the assets of the Big Machine company, but Borchetta has bought back the name, allowing him to set up an entirely new label using the Big Machine brand…
CMU Selects - the last week’s standout releases
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from James Blake, Angel Du$t, Tsatsami, Shy One, Moonlight + Lykke Li…
Anna’s Archive ignores court order and starts making stolen Spotify files available to torrent
Last month a US court issued an injunction banning piracy activist group Anna’s Archive from making available any of the music files it grabbed when hacking the Spotify platform last year. Totally ignoring that court order, the piracy group is now enabling users to download about 2.8 million tracks…
Deadmau5 says new laws needed to “stop idiots from abusing AI” after appearing in deepfake promo video
As lawmakers in Washington continue to consider a new digital replica right to help performers protect their voice and likeness in the context of AI, Deadmau5 has hit out at a deepfake video in which he appeared to endorse another DJ. New laws are needed to “stop idiots from abusing AI”, he insists…
🎧 Approved: Lowertown
Lowertown’s world has that charming lo-fi intimacy and Tumblr-born romanticism. New single ‘I Like You A Lot’ is a rare love song from the pair. Set to a spry drumbeat and tape-worn guitars, it details the physical sensations and mental spirals of infatuation…
Boycotts aren’t always an option for artists “beholden” to corporations that “prioritise profit over ethics”, Alexis Krauss explains
Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells has provided a frank explanation for why it’s tricky for many artists to boycott music companies whose practices may cause concern, like Spotify and Live Nation. The truth is, she says, “I find myself often beholden to corporations that prioritise profit over ethics”…
Spotify is all in on AI, its best engineers haven't written a single line of code since December - and why that should worry the music industry
Forget ‘Heated Rivalry’ - Spotify's new CEO is in love with a model called Claude - and the music industry needs to sit up and pay attention. As Spotify goes all in on AI, and suggests 100% AI music is OK, where does that leave music and Lucian Grainge’s superfan opportunity?…
Spotify Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Bryan Goldberg - Head Of Investor Relations, Spotify:
Welcome to Spotify's fourth quarter, 2025 earnings conference call. Joining us…
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