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Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’
Read Sir Lucian Grainge's 2026 memo to UMG staff Source...

Believe’s Chris Meehan on growing Sentric into a global platform, servicing indie songwriters, and why publishing once ‘felt like a dark art’
MBW's World Leaders series meets Chris Meehan, CEO of Publishing at Believe Source...

Ticketmaster faces lawsuit over alleged website tracking and ‘surveillance’ tools
The lawsuit alleges that Ticketmaster employs advertising and analytics trackers from Google, Facebook, TikTok and more, to illegally collect user information. Source...

Spotify opens second LA studio as it doubles down on podcasts
Spotify has expanded access to its Partner Program, lowering its eligibility thresholds for creators. Source...

Spotify expands messaging feature with live friend activity and ‘Request to Jam’
Since the messaging feature’s launch, nearly 40 million users have sent about 340 million messages. Source...

Bruno Mars sets February release date for first solo album in a decade, with global stadium tour to launch April 10 in Las Vegas
Pre-orders for a numbered first-pressing vinyl edition opened this week through Mars’ website. Source...

UK music streaming subscription revenues grew by 3.2% YoY in 2025. So did inflation.
Slowdown is particularly notable given that the UK subscription market benefited from yet another Spotify price increase in 2025, albeit towards the end of the year Source...

Ticketmaster, Live Nation urge court to throw out FTC’s lawsuit over ticket resales
The ticketing and concert giant says the FTC is trying to rewrite the law in its suit over Ticketmaster’s resales practices Source...

Edward ‘Bud’ Cole appointed CEO of Fender
Cole succeeds Andy Mooney, who led Fender through an decade of digital innovation Source...

‘I’ve worked at all the majors, I’ve seen how they operate, and I genuinely don’t know what they could do that we can’t do.’
Nick Burgess looks back at his career so far – and to the future of his new venture, Artist Theory Source...

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