This Week In Entertainment News 22 May

A weekly round up of music and entertainment news from Australia and around the world, plus new releases and tour updates. Spotify and Universal Music have agreed to a licensing deal that allows premium users to generate covers and remixes using artificial intelligence. Expected to be a paid add-on, subscribers will be able to create…

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Feature: Spotify In The Spotlight

Music streaming giant Spotify is facing down an industry-wide push to change how they pay artists for their content. Spotify has developed an unhealthy reputation for underpaying artists, paying an average of $0.004 per stream. According to Creative Australia, Australian artists earn a mean annual income of $54,000, 26% below the national average. The industry…

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