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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard join Deerhoof and Xiu Xiu in pulling music from Spotify after Daniel Ek’s military AI investment
Ek recently led a €600 million (USD $703m) series D for Helsing, a defense company focused on AI-powered military drones. Source...

TikTok must transfer control to US owner, US commerce secretary says
Lutnick said Donald Trump is "positive towards TikTok, if it can move into American hands." Source...

African music enjoys breakthrough on Shazam’s Global Top 200 Chart
Twelve tracks by African artists reached the Shazam Global Top 10, with three reaching the No. 1 position. Source...

Germany’s recorded music sales grew 1.4% in the first half of 2025, marking a significant slowdown
The country's recorded music industry trade group is urging the EU to create the conditions needed for an AI licensing marketplace Source...

Anthropic beefs up legal team ahead of showdown with Universal Music Group (report)
A blog called chatgptiseatingtheworld.com said the judge’s recent decision sets the stage for larger damages in Anthropic’s two legal cases. Source...

Music industry backs reintroduced ‘RAP Act’ that would bar lyrics from being used as evidence in US court trials
‘Freddy Mercury did not confess to having ‘just killed a man’ by putting ‘a gun against his head...' Source...

Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos talks up ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ as fictional groups dominate Spotify charts
Seven of the top 15 tracks on Spotify's most-streamed tracks in are by virtual artists from a Netflix movie Source...