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Plaintiffs including Universal, Sony and Warner allege that two AI startups generate sound-a-likes of popular recordings using copyrighted works.

Publisher plans to cap number of free episodes of ‘The Daily’ as it moves more podcast content behind paywall

The new deal includes video episodes and gives Amazon’s Wondery exclusive distribution and ad-sales rights.

Spotify posted its second consecutive quarterly profit and made progress in expanding margins, though user growth softened. Chief Executive Daniel Ek confirmed the company is working on a long-awaited, more expensive subscription tier that would include high-fidelity lossless music, so-called because the integrity of the original audio is preserved during compression for streaming. “There’s a good chunk of people paying for Spotify that would gladly pay for a much better version of Spotify,” Ek said in an interview.

The top shows are adding video, merchandise and live tours and signing megadeals with Spotify, Sirius and Amazon.

The top shows are adding video, merchandise and live tours and signing megadeals with Spotify, Sirius and Amazon.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. hopes a second Hollywood foray goes better than his first.

Edgar Bronfman Jr. hopes a second Hollywood foray goes better than his first. Edgar Bronfman Jr.fumbled his first opportunity to run a major Hollywood company.

A fragmented media landscape is forcing candidates to reach voters through a wider variety of appearances and interviews.

The nation's No. 1 podcaster is set to host Donald Trump for a taped appearance that could air as soon as Saturday; Kamala Harris's camp has been in talks to go on the show.