News French music listening now totals more than 64 million hours per month worldwide, according to Spotify’s latest Francophone Report for June 2025. News The new tipping feature lets fans support artists, DJs, and creators live News The startup lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans, and employs AI to help musicians analyze audience data. Analysis This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers. News BIORDI was founded in 2019 by Australian entrepreneur Lowkee News Luminate CEO Rob Jonas and MBW founder/publisher Tim Ingham jointly hosted the dinner News As record companies push for input over what sorts of tools AI music platforms develop, Suno is forging ahead with new capabilities News K Music was founded in 2019 by CEOs Alfredo Becerra & Leonardo Soto and songwriter/producer Carlos Santos