{"id":5541,"date":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/industry-updates-spotify-eurovision-and-more\/"},"modified":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T00:00:00","slug":"industry-updates-spotify-eurovision-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/industry-updates-spotify-eurovision-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Industry Updates: Spotify, Eurovision, and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Spotify launched Reserved, a program offering <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/live-music-updates-tour-announcements-and-festival-lineups\/\">concert tickets to fans<\/a> based on their listening habits. The company also announced licensing agreements with <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Universal_Music_Group\">Universal Music Group<\/a> for fan-made covers and remixes.<\/p>\n<p>Bulgaria\u2019s Dara won the <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eurovision_Song_Contest\">2026 Eurovision Song Contest<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Pete Townshend entered into a partnership with Primary Wave regarding his name, image, and likeness rights. 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