REWIND: The new music industry’s last week in review

Spotify was in the headlines a lot last week with everyone’s Spotify Wrapped results coming out. We also have news on Adele’s new album release, the new Covid – 19 variant affecting Live Nation, and more.

• #BoycottSpotify say musicians after CEO EK invests $114M in AI warfare
• Adele broke 3 common release rules brilliantly
• Despite podcast growth, new Dolby survey shows increased music listening, growing interest in audio quality
• Live Nation [NYSE: LYV] stock struggles as Omicron variant concerns grow
• Artist Wrapped has become one of Spotify For Artists most used features [infographic]
• Independent labels, artists have an even bigger share of the market than you thought [Mark Mulligan, MIDiA]