Plus

Warner Music COO, Armin Zerza: Music is under-monetized, under-digitized, and ripe for ‘years of productivity’

Zerza appeared at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Wednesday (May 20)

Spotify scraps new ‘Premium Lite’ tier in India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and South Africa – while slashing standard Premium prices

The Premium Standard plan has been reduced in multiple markets

Tencent Music is quietly building a live music empire. Concerts could become the streaming giant’s ultimate differentiator in the age of AI.

TME's non-subscription music services revenue, encompassing live concerts, advertising, and merchandise, jumped 28.0% YoY to RMB 1.94 billion (USD $282 million) in Q1

Analysis News

Listeners engage less deeply with music labeled as AI – even when it’s actually human-made, academic study finds

The Wu and Holmes paper was based on two preregistered studies involving 399 US participants

Analysis News

If you thought the US music industry was concerned about AI, you should hear what they’re saying in China.

Tencent Music has explicitly blamed the 'proliferation of unauthorized AI-generated content' for creating 'headwinds' for its music subscription growth.

Analysis News

Sony generated $3.03bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2026, up 19.5% YoY

Recorded music streaming revenue (combining subscription and ad-funded streaming) was up 13.6% YoY.