Episode 18: May 2026 Headlines (PATREON PREVIEW)

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We're back for another Headlines episode for the month of May 2026. As with all Headlines episodes this season, this episode is a subscriber exclusive. You can listen to it in full and catch up on older headlines and more by signing up for our Patreon at patreon.com/criticallistening. This month we dive in to some major developments in the world of music tech as we discuss the acquisition of German music production software conglomerate Native Instruments by their American rivals InMusic, one of their only direct competitors as far as power and monopolization is concerned. We also discuss the recently announced details regarding the new proprietary generative AI tools made for Spotify in direct partnership with Universal Music Group and what this new precedent in licensing and "fan-made covers and remixes" might mean for the other major genAI developers on the market.

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