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Industry · Spotify·4 min read

Spotify's AI remix tool: rewarding for artists, or another extraction?

The paid Premium feature lets fans remix songs with AI. Spotify says artists get compensated. Working bands should read the fine print before opting in.

Mixmag

Industry · Antitrust·4 min read

UK politicians want a new Live Nation antitrust probe. Every working band should pay attention.

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The Bandstand

Music news for working bands.

Rewritten from this week's reporting.

Spotify's AI remix tool: rewarding for artists, or another extraction?

UK politicians want a new Live Nation antitrust probe. Every working band should pay attention.

The Bandstand's own reporting.

The math of touring as a four-piece in 2026