We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/spotify-q3-2026-306m-subscribers-agentic-age Spotify hits 306 million subscribers and says AI agents will make it stronger. What artists should ask https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/spotify-q3-2026-306m-subscribers-agentic-age Spotify ended Q3 2026 with 306 million Premium subscribers and 788 million monthly users, and its co-CEO pitched it as a winner of the "agentic age". As listening moves into AI agents and conversations, artists have little view of how they get picked, and the the Universal and Warner deals reaching their two-year mark in early 2027 are the moment to ask. Thu, 22 Oct 2026 03:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industrystreamingspotifyai-agentsearnings