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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...

‘This isn’t about limiting fan creativity. It’s about ensuring creators, performers and rights-holders are paid.’
Columnist Sammy Andrews dives back into the AI-verse, concentrating on the tsunami of AI covers flooding DPSs and social media platforms. It’s time, she concludes, that we stopped circling the issue...

AI-powered music production platform LANDR acquires Stockholm-based DAW developer Reason Studios
The deal brings together LANDR’s AI-powered production tools with Reason Studios’ digital audio workstation Reason DAW and Reason Rack. Source...

Live Nation acquires Paris La Défense Arena, Europe’s largest indoor venue
Venue has a capacity of 45,000 when configured for concerts Source...

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