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Oracle struggles to attract workers to Nashville ‘world HQ’—even with a 2-million-square-foot office

Oracle is trying to convince reluctant tech workers to join its Nashville, Tenn. “world headquarters” with promises of a brand-new spacious office space...

Music streaming platforms now host quarter of a BILLION tracks.

There were 253 million music tracks sitting on audio streaming services at the close of 2025.Yep: over quarter of a billion. Some milestone.According...

What Apple’s AI deal with Google means for the two tech giants, and for $500 billion ‘upstart’ OpenAI

Apple and Google’s surprise AI partnership announcement on Monday sent shockwaves across the tech industry (and lifted Google’s market cap above $4 trillion)....

Cutting Edge acquires music catalog of composer John Paesano, including scores from ‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

Cutting Edge Group, a prominent buyer of film and TV music rights, has acquired the royalty streams to composer John Paesano’s catalog of...

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MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news...

Elon Musk’s X sues music publishers, alleges industry ‘collusion’

Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against dozens of music publishers – plus the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) –...

Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’

Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has issued a stark warning about “irresponsible business models” in AI music, declaring that...

Wharton’s great contrarian says AI adoption isn’t an easy way to cut headcount: ‘The key thing … is just how much work is involved...

If the current frenzy over artificial intelligence feels familiar to Peter Cappelli, the George W. Taylor professor of management at the Wharton School,...

As Spotify lowers monetization threshold for podcasters, should it increase payout barrier for music artists?

Is Spotify spreading its royalty pool across too many artists?One music industry strategist thinks so, arguing in a provocative new essay that the...

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