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−2.21%Sep 29, 2026, 12:03 UTC
Pottermore Publishing, Audible, Scholastic, and Bloomsbury announced a worldwide campaign to release free Harry Potter audiobooks on Audible, Spotify, and YouTube starting next month.
Source:Sep 27, 2026, 23:59 UTC
Australian wellness entrepreneurs Laura Henshaw and Steph Claire Smith launched their podcasts on the Shameless Media network, moving the shows from LiSTNR and debuting Shameless Media Studios' licensing arm.
Source:Sep 27, 2026, 06:47 UTC
The Copyright Royalty Board's Web VI proceeding (docket 23-CRB-0012-WR) opened for the 2026-2030 statutory royalty rate-setting period, with SoundExchange, major labels, Sirius XM/Pandora, NAB, public broadcasting entities, college broadcasters, AFM, SAG-AFTRA and independent-music groups participating and Amazon, Apple, Pandora and Spotify listed as interested third parties.
Source:Sep 26, 2026, 01:30 UTC
Optimus Bank offers a range of payment card products, including Naira-denominated Verve and Visa Gold cards and a US dollar-denominated Visa Platinum card, to expand digital banking and financial inclusion in Nigeria.
Source:Sep 24, 2026, 19:00 UTC
Michael Smith, who pleaded guilty in March to wire fraud conspiracy for using AI-generated songs and bots to fraudulently stream music billions of times, filed a court filing arguing for probation instead of the two years in prison recommended by federal officials.
Source:Sep 24, 2026, 10:00 UTC
Spotify Technology S.A. announced it will post its third quarter 2026 results and shareholder deck on October 22, 2026 before market open, followed by a question and answer session at 8:00 am Eastern Time.
Source:Sep 23, 2026, 13:00 UTC
Spotify launched 'Taste Profile' in the US, a tool letting listeners shape the recommendations delivered to their app's Home feed.
Source:Sep 22, 2026, 15:45 UTC
Hopsworks announced the full agenda and speaker line-up for the sixth annual Feature Store Summit, a virtual conference on feature stores, real-time data, and AI agents to be held online on October 6, 2026.
Source:Sep 21, 2026, 21:00 UTC
Flexpoint Ford and Shamrock Capital acquired Podium Entertainment, with all employees to receive future ownership stakes and former Spotify executive David Kaefer joining the board as the company accelerates expansion.
Sep 20, 2026, 13:00 UTC
UK music tech startup Unit1 secured $20m in funding from investors including Balderton Capital to recreate classic concerts using hyper-realistic digital avatars.
Sep 17, 2026, 16:37 UTC
Scammers used generative AI and a digital music distribution loophole to upload fake songs onto real artists' pages on Spotify and other platforms, collecting royalties meant for the original artists.
Source:Sep 17, 2026, 13:00 UTC
Spotify launched the Fresh Finds Forward program, offering artists added to Fresh Finds playlists after January 1, 2026 twelve months of resources including free studio time at Electric Lady Studios, The Lighthouse at Ocean Way Nashville, and Spotify Studios in LA.
Source:Sep 17, 2026, 12:29 UTC
Spotify expanded its Spotify Partner Program to more than 35 new markets.
Sep 16, 2026, 12:00 UTC
Amazon Music struck new podcast partnerships with hosting providers including Triton Digital's Omny Studio and Flightcast to bring video podcasts to its platform, with shows from SiriusXM, Megaphone, and Libsyn expected in the coming months.
Source:Sep 15, 2026, 13:00 UTC
Spotify launched a new settings toggle that lets users exclude kids and family music from influencing their personalized recommendations, available to both Free and Premium users.
Source:Sep 15, 2026, 10:00 UTC
US expense management startup Ramp launched its platform in the UK, its first market outside North America, and landed ElevenLabs as a client.
Source:Sep 15, 2026, 07:00 UTC
Finnish CRM startup Zero raised a $10.3 million seed round led by Primary Venture Partners, with participation from Inception Fund, Defiant, Greens and founders of Lovable, Supercell, Langdock and Silo AI.
Sep 15, 2026, 03:58 UTC
Kobalt Stim Aggregated Rights AB, the partnership between Kobalt and STIM, concluded licensing agreements with all major music companies including iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, Google, Amazon, Napster and Vevo.
Source:Sep 14, 2026, 13:55 UTC
Dawn Ostroff, former Spotify chief content and advertising business officer, joined A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya as an advisor.
Source:Sep 14, 2026, 13:55 UTC
A Vinyl Bar, a Shibuya-based music app startup founded by former Spotify innovation head Máuhan M Zonoozy, raised a $5.5 million pre-seed round from Mantis VC, SV Angel, Boxgroup, Quiet Capital, ERA, Common Metal, Gold House, Liquid 2 Ventures, Breakers VC, Systemic Ventures, and Dawn Ostroff.
Source:Sep 13, 2026, 19:40 UTC
Spotify and other streaming platforms introduced labels to identify AI-generated music as AI songs flood the culture industry.
Source:Sep 10, 2026, 18:30 UTC
Danny Wimmer Presents and Spotify announced a partnership for the Louder Than Life 2026 festival, featuring a co-branded playlist, a Spotify festival destination, and exclusive content.
Source:Sep 5, 2026, 14:09 UTC
Spotify co-founder Martin Lorentzon said he would leave Sweden immediately if the country introduces new wealth taxes, amid debate over such proposals ahead of the September 2026 election.
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