The Most Powerful Man in Music Isn’t Afraid of AI

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Lucian Grainge has survived Napster, piracy, Kanye, and a $64 billion hostile takeover bid, not to mention a friendly rivalry with his son.

AI is just the next disruption to tame: “Seen it, done it, got the T-shirt.”…

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  • Lucian Grainge has survived Napster, piracy, Kanye, and a $64 billion hostile takeover bid, not to mention a friendly rivalry with his son.
  • Reported by Hollywood Reporter and published Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 UTC.

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Ymarfer Byw, which was praised for its ‘musical excellence’, beat 14 other albums to the prize of £10,000 Singer-songwriter Dafydd Owain has won the 2026 Welsh music prize with his second album Ymarfer Byw.

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