Music Business News: Ireland

Did Spotify just confirm that ‘superfan clubs’ are coming to its platform?

Spotify appears to have revealed this information in a blog post

Tom Connaughton exits role as Managing Director for the UK and Ireland at Spotify

Exec leaves music streaming platform after nearly six years

Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2024: Mae Stephens, ScarLip, Jazzy, Elmiene

Part 2 of your introduction to the artists on Vevo's curated collection of artists on the verge of mainstream success

Spotify acquires Dublin-based content moderation startup Kinzen

Acquisition comes three months after Spotify launched its 'Safety Advisory Council'

2,000 artists and creatives in Ireland to be paid basic income of $330 per week under new pilot scheme

Ireland's Basic Income for the Arts pilot is a three-year research project

‘As AI creative technologies become more common, the question of AI authorship is particularly important.’

In the following MBW op/ed, Dublin-based Barry Scannell copyright and authorship issues around AI-created art and music

Safiya Lambie-Knight named Head of Music for the UK & Ireland at Spotify

Exec has been promoted to the role from her previous position as Lead, Artist & Label Partnerships, UK & IE

Priscilla Kotey promoted to SVP at Warner Music Ireland

Kotey has been part of Warner Music Ireland since 2008