Music Business News: France News Deezer rolls out AI tagging system to fight streaming fraud; says up to 70% of streams from fully AI-generated tracks are fraudulent Platform has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first AI tagging system for music streaming News HarbourView leads $85m investment in AI-powered kids entertainment company Animaj Animaj reports to have a monthly global audience of 242m unique viewers on YouTube News Romain Becker promoted to Chief Product, Operations and Marketing Services Officer at Believe Exec was previously President of Label & Artist Solutions News French-language music streams surge 192% on Spotify since 2019 French music listening now totals more than 64 million hours per month worldwide, according to Spotify’s latest Francophone Report for June 2025. News Believe now valued at close to $2bn, as Denis Ladegaillerie consortium ups bid for remaining shares Upbeat Bidco increases the price of its take-private offer News Spotify raises Premium prices in France for second time in 13 months France last saw a price rise from Spotify in May 2024 following the country’s implementation of a music streaming tax News Confirmed: Bruno Crolot joins Believe as President, Label & Artist Solutions (LAS) Exec was previously Spotify’s Senior Director, Head of International Music News Bob Sinclar signs global deal with Warner Chappell Music The deal covers a catalog of more than 350 works written or composed by the French DJ.1 2 … 76 Next
News Deezer rolls out AI tagging system to fight streaming fraud; says up to 70% of streams from fully AI-generated tracks are fraudulent Platform has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first AI tagging system for music streaming
News HarbourView leads $85m investment in AI-powered kids entertainment company Animaj Animaj reports to have a monthly global audience of 242m unique viewers on YouTube
News Romain Becker promoted to Chief Product, Operations and Marketing Services Officer at Believe Exec was previously President of Label & Artist Solutions
News French-language music streams surge 192% on Spotify since 2019 French music listening now totals more than 64 million hours per month worldwide, according to Spotify’s latest Francophone Report for June 2025.
News Believe now valued at close to $2bn, as Denis Ladegaillerie consortium ups bid for remaining shares Upbeat Bidco increases the price of its take-private offer
News Spotify raises Premium prices in France for second time in 13 months France last saw a price rise from Spotify in May 2024 following the country’s implementation of a music streaming tax
News Confirmed: Bruno Crolot joins Believe as President, Label & Artist Solutions (LAS) Exec was previously Spotify’s Senior Director, Head of International Music
News Bob Sinclar signs global deal with Warner Chappell Music The deal covers a catalog of more than 350 works written or composed by the French DJ.