‘I’ll probably be OK, right?’ Musicians and users concerned as Universal music taken off TikTok

Contractual dispute between Universal Music Group and social media giant results in removal of thousands of songs, and loss of marketing clout for musicians

Universal Music Group threatens to pull song catalog from TikTok in furious open letter

UMG said it will remove all songs from TikTok after it accused the social media platform of trying to ‘bully’ them into ‘a bad deal’ over music rights fees

Taylor Swift deepfake pornography sparks renewed calls for US legislation

Fake but convincing explicit images of pop singer were viewed tens of millions of times on X and Telegram, prompting outcry from US politicians

On my radar: Margo Price’s cultural highlights

The US country star on learning a new instrument at 40, her favourite place to eat in Nashville and an app she’s happy to have send her to sleep

‘It can only be good’: Elvis tribute acts embrace the hologram Presley

Acts gathering in Birmingham for Elvis championships welcome forthcoming hi-tech concert experience

AI Elvis not the first hologram star to shake his moves on stage

From Abba to Tupac Shakur, more and more deceased or ageing stars are being brought back to their former glory thanks to AI

So, Spotify knows how many hours I spent listening to Taylor Swift. But only I know why

Every tech company from Monzo to my bank is crunching my data. All the results tell us is how dull it is to reduce human experience to numbers, says journalist Elle Hunt

Marvel, crypto, Tucker Carlson: eight of 2023’s most spectacular downfalls

Experts on tech, politics and culture weigh in on the year the hype faded and what could come next

Calum Newton: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The musician and comedian (AKA Candy Moore) tells us what’s calming his existential dread lately – including a classic Vine, a classic TikTok and two covers of stone-cold classics

‘We’re on TikTok? What’s TikTok?’ The forgotten bands going supersonic thanks to gen Z

Ageing acts that can’t even get radio time are going viral – and finding themselves playing arenas or even soundtracking Ukrainian resistance. But how do you follow up a hit no one can explain?

Spotify announces CFO to leave, days after he cashed in $9.3m in shares

Paul Vogel moved to sell stock as shares soared after it was revealed 1,500 jobs would be cut

Maria Callas’s hologram concert: ersatz simulacrum of a dead diva is weird and depressing

The legendary soprano was celebrated for her emotional connection. This moribund gimmick intended to bring her back – but in fact took her further away

James Blunt: One Brit Wonder review – soldier-turned-singer’s brilliant Twitter game

The witty singer’s superb comeback is a delight to behold in this entertaining fly-on-the-wall documentary

Spotify cuts more than 1,500 jobs amid rising costs

Music streaming service axes 17% of workforce in latest round of redundancies at big tech companies

Spotify Wrapped is creepy, meaningless – and shows just how much data big tech has on you

The annual summary of your listening habits has become a phenomenon – but aside from being a marketing wheeze, Wrapped doesn’t always reflect what we truly love