Spiro Arkoudis

Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/streaming-frau…

Tencent Music now has 20M+ ‘Super VIP’ subscribers. Here’s what that means for China’s largest music streamer. - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/tencent-music-…

Universal Music acquires stake in What the Duck, a prominent indie label based in Thailand - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-musi…

ChatGPT can now Shazam songs, as Apple brings music recognition tool to OpenAI’s chatbot - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/chatgpt-can-no…

Our COO @SpiroArkoudis will be in London from March 10–20! If you’re interested in licensed music platforms, streaming solutions or digital music innovation, let’s meet. Send us a message! #MusicTech #London

Universal Music generated $4.19B in Q4, up 10.6% YoY – driven by Taylor Swift, KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Olivia Dean, and more - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-musi…

Universal Music Nordics restructures, unifying units in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Baltics under ‘One Nordic’ model - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-musi…

Data and rights management platform OpenPlay launches Connect App Exchange marketplace | Publishing | Music Week musicweek.com/publishing/rea…

‘I'm a huge music fan and I love the idea, but it’s not on the horizon’ — Samsung exec confirms Milk Music won’t be revived any time soon, and I think that’s a big mistake techradar.com/audio/audio-st…

Apple Music Is Suddenly On Chocolate Bars In German Grocery Stores digitalmusicnews.com/2026/03/01/app…

AI music-making platform ProducerAI acquired by Google musicbusinessworldwide.com/google-acquire…

Suno hires ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as Chief Commercial Officer - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/suno-hires-ex-…

Tuned Global MD Con Raso on what Gen Z really wants from in-store music experiences | Labels | Music Week musicweek.com/labels/read/tu…

Meng Ru Kuok, Narelda Jacobs, Jon Dworkin, Cathy Hackl, Dom Price, and The Betoota Advocate lead line-up aria.com.au/industry/news/… via @ARIA_Official

Universal Music strikes deal with superfan platform EVEN to power D2C sales for artists worldwide - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-musi…

HYBE’s US restructure, Weverse turns profitable and concerts boom: 3 things to know from the K-pop giant’s latest earnings call - Music Business Worldwide musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybes-us-restr…

SoundCloud trends for 2026: Eclectic indie and hip-hop evolution musically.com/2026/02/12/sou… via @MusicAlly

Spotify data reveals Australian music’s global takeover - mediaweek.com.au/spotify-data-r…

Universal Music’s Downtown acquisition cleared by EU competition regulator musicbusinessworldwide.com/universa-music…