‘The next major music platform should give people something to do with the music’: Spotify’s former Head of Innovation on his plans to launch an interactive music service, and whether AI features will help or hinder streaming
Zonoozy is ready to take his software label to the next level When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya / Mauhan M. The shift from the CD era into the streaming era has made access to music more ubiquitous, but it’s also thrown up problems: some users aren’t interacting with music like they did before, and the explosive spread of AI is threatening the entire streaming model.
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| Publication time | Sun, 02 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0000 |
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Audio Audio Streaming ‘The next major music platform should give people something to do with the music’: Spotify’s former Head of Innovation on his plans to launch an interactive music service, and whether AI features will help or hinder streaming Features By Rowan Davies Published 2 August 2026 Three years after leaving Spotify, Mauhan M. Zonoozy is ready to take his software label to the next level When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: A Vinyl Bar in Shibuya / Mauhan M.
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