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Spotify Reaches 306 Million Subscribers and Heads for a Record Profit Year
Spotify added 6 million paying users in Q3 2026, beating its own forecast, and its Q4 guidance puts the streamer on track for its biggest annual operating profit yet.
Reservoir Takes Suno and Anthropic to Court Over AI Training on Its Song Catalog
The independent publisher filed twin federal lawsuits accusing Suno and Anthropic of using over 1,000 of its compositions, from Joni Mitchell to Madonna, to train AI models without a license.
Apple Music Unveils New Logo and Identity Shaped by a Fred again.. Composition
Apple Music’s new logo and wordmark were physically formed by sound, using an original piece by Fred again.. and NEST Acoustics, and arrive with iOS 27.2.
Warner Music Group Merges Recorded and Publishing Sync Into One Global Team Under Ron Broitman
WMG is folding its label and publishing sync operations into a single worldwide unit, with Ron Broitman promoted to President, Global Sync.
Spotify Says It Pulled 50 Million AI ‘Slop’ and Spam Tracks From Recommendations This Year
Spotify says it has filtered more than 50 million low-quality AI and spam tracks out of its recommendations in 2026, on top of 75 million-plus spam tracks removed from the service outright.
