Music Business News: Europe

Three-year agreement aims to improve long-term industry access and career pathways for talent in the north of England

Spotify says it wants to enable listeners to interact with their favorite artists' music through AI

US individual plans now cost $12.99 per month, while Prime members pay $11.99.

Global Records founder Ștefan Lucian on hitting 40bn streams, the company's revenue target for 2026 and more.

ForumNet Group owns and operates Unipol Forum, a 15,800-capacity arena that has drawn about 2m visitors annually since opening in 1990.

Both companies will adopt the Soundtrack brand while retaining their local teams.

The following MBW op/ed comes from Mark Douglas, Chief Information Officer, PPL

Deezer also revealed that up to 85% of all streams on AI-generated music were fraudulent in 2025