The Feed February 15th

Merge 104.8  |  15 February 2026

The Jonas Brothers are coming back to the region. Joe, Kevin and Nick will perform live at OFFLIMITS Music Festival on Saturday April 4th at Etihad Park, Abu Dhabi. The lineup also includes Shakira, Ne-Yo, Myles Smith, and Toploader.

 

Taylor Swift has set a new Spotify record following the release of the “Opalite” music video last week, achieving the biggest single-day streaming performance ever for a video on the platform. With this milestone, Taylor now holds the largest single-day streaming record in Spotify history across four categories: artist, album, song, and music video.

 

Microsoft’s AI chief, Mustafa Suleyman, predicts that within 12 to 18 months, most white-collar jobs could be “fully automated,” including computer-based tasks performed by lawyers, accountants, and marketers. He made the remarks as Microsoft increases it’s efforts to develop its own AI foundation models, aiming for “true self-sufficiency” and reducing reliance on OpenAI’s technology.