Music Watch Spotify’s 2026 Investor Day Live Stream

Spotify’s third Investor Day is being held today in New York City. Hear from Spotify’s Co-Chief Executive Officers, Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström, Chief Financial Officer, Christian Luiga, and members of our leadership team as they lay out our long-term vision and strategic priorities.

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Music Rapper Russ Honored With NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition at Music Biz 2026

The Music Business Association’s annual conference, Music Biz 2026, saw artist Russ honored with a gargantuan NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition plaque. Hosted by the Music Business Association, Music Biz 2026 took place from May 11 to May 14 at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly, the annual event’s...

Digital Music News 6h ago
Music Country Profile – USA 2026

The US music market continues to perform well – but the general public’s tastes are changing, with even hip hop on the wane. It’s fair to say that the USA is in the middle of an extremely difficult period, both politically and economically.

Music Ally 21h ago
Music The Cloud Comes to Town: One Data Center, One Riot

In Waco, Coweta County, and Box Elder County, residents oppose opaque AI infrastructure projects promising jobs and growth while facing industrial transformation, unclear benefits, and significant public financial burdens, raising concerns about long-term consequences.

MUSIC • TECHNOLOGY • POLICY 22h ago
Music BMI Scoops Up Cue Sheet Specialist Soundmouse from Orfium

BMI announces an agreement to acquire Soundmouse in a partnership to create the industry’s most comprehensive database of global cue sheets. Today, BMI, the world’s largest performing rights organization (PRO), announced that it will acquire Soundmouse, a global leader in music cue sheet reporting...

Digital Music News 1d ago
Music Paul McCartney On SNL

Does he know how bad he was? Is he in a bubble, is it the emperor’s new clothes, does he not know how he comes across? In case you missed it, try this: It’s positively sad. Then again, athletes retire, why not musicians? Then again, musicians never retire, they say they do a few times, […]

Lefsetz Letter 1d ago
Music Building a More Trusted Podcast Experience for Creators and Listeners

Podcasting continues to evolve, and so does Spotify. As we build what comes next, one thing remains constant: This is a medium built on connection. It lives in the chemistry between co-hosts, in the relationship between creators and the fans who return week after week, and in the dialogue around...

Spotify 1d ago
Music Primary Wave’s latest acquisition is artwork firm Hipgnosis

‘Primary Wave Music acquires Hipgnosis’ is an announcement that a few years ago would have almost-certainly involved music rights. But no, this is the other Hipgnosis: the one that designed album artwork for the likes of Pink Floyd, Queen, Led Zeppelin and AC/DC.

Music Ally 1d ago
Music TikTok enlists Lang Lang for its new classical-music campaign

TikTok is kicking off its latest campaign focusing on classical music, and it has a familiar star on board: Chinese pianist Lang Lang. He previously worked with TikTok by creating a guest playlist and playing a livestreamed concert on the app in 2021, at which point he had nearly 128,000 followers...

Music Ally 1d ago
Music Re-Willie Nile

YES! Sold out show at historic McCabe’s Guitar. I was at Arista for Willie’s first album. We could not break him. He kept at it. He NEVER faltered, NEVER gave up. Willie is the real deal.

Lefsetz Letter 2d ago
Music Elizabeth Strout’s New Book

What kind of crazy, f*cked up world do we live in where we get a better description of, understanding of, delineation of, modern society, from Covid to Trump, in a book as opposed to any other entertainment medium, even the news!

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago
Music Joanna Stern’s AI Book

They should probably change the name. Most people believe AI actually thinks, akin to a human being. It does not, and if it ever will…that ability is years off according to the experts. No, what AI does is send out queries and assembles an answer from what comes back.

Lefsetz Letter 3d ago
Industry Friday’s Endnotes – 05/15/26

C in a Circle: Why I Started this Blog Series — From Steven Tepp. “There are already plenty of blogs and public discussion about current events in copyright. My focus is a future-looking vision of what the Copyright Office and the American copyright system can and should be.

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