Music Business News: North America
News Kaefer, the exec in charge of Spotify’s Music Business and Audiobooks business, will be departing Spotify at the end of October
News The company says it has seen a 400% YoY revenue spike, and counts Universal Music and Warner Music among its tech's clients
News YouTube Music now joins Spotify and iHeartRadio as the third music service available in Waymo vehicles.
Analysis TikTok's US algorithm will be retrained under the new ownership, and China's ByteDance could still walk away with the lion's share of profits
Analysis News Daniel Ek and Spotify's new Co-CEOs Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström participated in a Q&A about the leadership transition. MBW listened in on the call. Here's what stood out...
News The app features a vertical feed interface with swipe navigation that mirrors TikTok's design.
News Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström to become Co-CEOs in January 2026
News Independent music licensing group Merlin and Spotify have renewed their global, multi-year licensing partnership