Music Business Worldwide

Stability AI’s Julian Parker, a key researcher behind Stable Audio, joins Spotify’s ‘artist-first AI’ team – days after streamer’s landmark UMG remix deal

Tim Ingham — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:06:40 +0000

Parker's announcement of the move arrived less than 24 hours after Spotify and Universal Music Group unveiled landmark licensing agreements for AI-powered covers and remixes

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Has Warner Turned A Corner?

Tim Ingham — Mon, 25 May 2026 10:01:00 +0000

The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham

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Live Nation faces calls for another competition investigation as UK lawmakers flag live music market dominance

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:23:07 +0000

MPs concluded that Live Nation meets the threshold for market dominance across multiple areas of the UK live music supply chain.

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Ed Sheeran leaves Warner Music Group after 15 years – and 170 million albums sold

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:18:39 +0000

The singer-songwriter revealed in a newsletter to fans that he parted ways with Atlantic Records and Asylum Records last month.

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Spotify and major music DSPs on alert as Canada triples streaming tax to 15%

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:17:12 +0000

The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission tripled the levy on Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video to 15%.

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Udio’s licensed AI music app will be called Starstruck, with four creation modes for fans (Report)

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:12:16 +0000

Starstruck will offer four modes for users to interact with music from opted-in artists and songwriters: Cover, Reimagine, Remix and Create.

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Warner Music partners with GZ Media to show unsold vinyl records can be recycled without compromising sound

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:05:54 +0000

The pilot processed approximately 10,000 unsold records sourced across multiple artists, titles, and pressing plants.

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Drake ties Taylor Swift for most Billboard 200 No. 1 albums among solo acts and sets new ARIA chart record with triple drop

Mandy Dalugdug — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:02:43 +0000

"Iceman" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 on May 30, giving the rapper his 15th chart-topper and matching Taylor Swift's tally among solo acts.

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From Spotify and UMG’s landmark AI deal to Shamrock’s $813M raise… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

Rafaela Fornitani — Fri, 22 May 2026 15:24:49 +0000

The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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Activist Artists Management promotes Anna Kolander to Partner

Murray Stassen — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:17:00 +0000

Kolander has spent 13 years at the company, having joined as an assistant in 2013

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