Spotify AI covers: the consent behind the remix
Spotify AI covers are coming through a Believe licensing deal. Explore artist consent, royalties and five practical questions for music marketing teams.
Spotify listeners passed 788 million. The paying den is 306 million.
Spotify listeners hit 788 million in the third quarter, and 306 million pay. Those spotify listeners figures are a marketing count, not a share-price tip.
Pirate music sites, a voice-clone app and the RIAA’s 2026 shopping list
Pirate music sites are back in the RIAA’s 2026 Notorious Markets filing, with a voice-clone tool added. See what was reported and five moves for music teams.
YouTube Music AI labels have landed, and the badge is only half the story
YouTube Music AI labels went live on 14 October for tracks made primarily with generative AI. See what the badge says, what it omits and five moves to make.
Sony’s 260,000 ai deepfakes and the takedown queue nobody can clear
Sony Music has asked platforms to remove 260,000+ ai deepfakes of its artists, nearly double six months ago. What the queue means for labels and brands.
TikTok Radio Presents Social Club, and the For You Page learns to speak
TikTok Radio Presents Social Club put the For You Page on iHeart’s airwaves. Here is what the TikTok discovery data means for artists, labels and brands.
Streaming royalty rate: what a flat rate really pays
Songwriters want a flat US streaming royalty rate of $0.0030 per stream from 2028. What the Phono V filings mean for your payouts and your calculators.
Spotify pay per stream: why an $8M fraud exposes the pro-rata illusion
An $8M streaming fraud case reaches sentencing. What Spotify pay per stream really means, why pro-rata maths dilutes royalties, and 5 vendor checks for Monday.
Fake streams take 60% of AI-tagged plays at Qobuz, and a metric goes with them
Fake streams make up 60% of plays on Qobuz’s AI-tagged tracks. See what the tag, Deezer’s numbers and Spotify’s rules mean for music marketing budgets.
Music event marketing: 3 essential lessons from U2’s Dublin return
Music event marketing meets a real place: U2 returned to Mount Temple and Grafton Street. What the Dublin performances teach about story, access and trust.