{"id":215534,"date":"2025-12-17T18:15:24","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:15:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/17\/14-questions-for-the-music-business-in-2026-ai-live-nation-spotify-umg-downtown-more-2\/"},"modified":"2025-12-17T18:15:24","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T23:15:24","slug":"14-questions-for-the-music-business-in-2026-ai-live-nation-spotify-umg-downtown-more-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/12\/17\/14-questions-for-the-music-business-in-2026-ai-live-nation-spotify-umg-downtown-more-2\/","title":{"rendered":"14 Questions for the Music Business in 2026: AI, Live Nation, Spotify, UMG-Downtown &\u00a0More"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tAs 2025 comes to a close, it\u2019s time to take stock and reflect, but also to begin turning our collective attention to what comes next. In 2026, a number of long-simmering situations in the music business may finally come to a head, including multiple long-running lawsuits, pending technological changes, major acquisitions and negotiations that have dragged on and are nearing a conclusion.<\/p>\n

\n\tIf 2025 was the year that artificial intelligence came to the forefront both technologically and culturally, 2026 will be the year that it truly makes a monumental impact on the music business \u2014 whether through the songwriting process, the determination of legal frameworks around copyright or establishing the role that AI-assisted artists will play in the industry.<\/p>\n

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