Music Business News: North America
News Splice INSTRUMENT offers access to over 1,200 playable presets at launch. News The acquisition covers country and pop hits Holman has penned, including songs from Cole Swindell, Florida Georgia Line and Jordan Davis. News The collaboration features a dedicated game mode called Horde Rush: Demon Rush, which will run through November 1. Interviews Alex Norström will become Spotify's new co-CEO alongside Gustav Söderström in January 2026, as Daniel Ek steps into an Executive Chairman role 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