February, 2025

NMPA says Spotify’s Q1 growth due to ‘undercutting of songwriters’ via audiobook bundling
The NMPA says Spotify’s global subscriber and revenue growth is "being subsidized by US songwriters” Source...

Spotify Q1 2025 earnings call: Daniel Ek talks growth, pricing, superfan products, and a future where the platform could reach 1bn subscribers
Six things we learned from SPOT's Q1 earnings call... Source...

UK government to offer concessions on controversial AI copyright rules as vote nears (report)
Ministers have reportedly drafted amendments to the data bill that include promises to conduct an economic impact assessment of the controversial changes Source...

Universal Music adopts newly launched Connex platform for music credit management
The Connex platform links music creators and their preferred creator tools with labels, distributors, and publishers Source...

Big Loud sells stake in Morgan Wallen catalog to Chord Music Partners; sources pin deal price at $200m+
Deal worth slightly north of USD $200 million according to sources Source...

Adrian Sarosi joins Luminate as Vice President, General Manager of International
Based in London, Sarosi will oversee the company’s international expansion strategy Source...

Justin Hunter named Vice President of Avex Music Group
Avex Music Group was launched in March Source...

Jack Dorsey’s ‘Delete All IP Law’ post highlights the hypocrisy of Big Tech Billionaires
The following op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) Source...

‘Sometimes I feel like I’m on fire in a room and sometimes I feel like I’m completely dead.’
Tobias Jesso Jr on how he nearly blew it with Adele on day one, feeling 'disenfranchised' by the modern music industry, and when/why he might just pack it all in and make way forAI... Source...

UK record industry warns against celebrating UK government’s copyright bill amendments
A bill that could weaken UK copyright law in favor of AI developers is headed to a vote in Parliament next week Source...

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