The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority indicated that it would continue to engage with Ticketmaster “in an effort to secure a voluntary resolution.”

Music Business Worldwide

04.07.2025

Vinit Thakkar talks Sony Music India, artist development, M&A, and more: ‘The Indian music market is at a transformative stage.’ - Music Business Worldwide

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Vinit Thakkar, Managing Director of Sony Music India…

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

Sony Music Group acquires record label Lusafrica and publisher Africa Nostra - Music Business Worldwide

Founded in 1988 by José Da Silva, Paris-headquartered Lusafrica specializes in Portuguese-language African music and other world music genres…

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

Netflix in talks with Spotify on projects like music awards, live concert series (report) - Music Business Worldwide

Netflix is debuting a show called ‘Building the Band’ next week, hosted by Backstreet Boys member AJ McLean.

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

BandLab now allows artists and rightsholders to signal interest in AI licensing - Music Business Worldwide

The expanded BandLab Licensing platform lets artists, labels, and publishers mark tracks as “Open to AI licensing.”

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

Kayla Schmandt appointed Vice President, Digital Strategy, AMEA at UMG - Music Business Worldwide

Schmandt will draw on her expertise from her previous role as VP Commercial Affairs.

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

Universal Music applauds Cloudflare move to block ‘AI crawlers’ from accessing content without permission or compensation - Music Business Worldwide

Cloudflare’s move could be create a new licensing marketplace for content owners and AI companies.

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

Warner confirms details of $1.2bn JV with Bain; venture will raise up to $700m in debt - Music Business Worldwide

Finer details of the arrangement between WMG and Bain emerge, courtesy of a new SEC filing…

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03.07.2025

European Composer & Songwriter Alliance urges EU to block UMG’s acquisition of Downtown - Music Business Worldwide

The UMG-Downtown deal “would exacerbate market concentration and further reduce the options available to composers and songwriters,” the ECSA says.

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

Apple Music to establish new studio space in Los Angeles - Music Business Worldwide

The move comes over three years after Spotify launched its own creative hub in Los Angeles.

Music Business Worldwide

03.07.2025

I was a co-founder of IMPALA. It saddens me to see how rabidly anti-major it’s become. - Music Business Worldwide

Kenny Gates responds to claims made by IMPALA about Universal and Downtown…

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03.07.2025

US Senate rejects 10-year ban on state AI regulation in win for creative sector - Music Business Worldwide

The ban would have prevented states from regulating artificial intelligence for a decade.

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

Warner Music Group and Bain launch $1.2 billion fund to buy rights; each party owns 50% of venture - Music Business Worldwide

WMG CEO Robert Kyncl said: ‘Augmenting our deep expertise and global infrastructure with Bain Capital’s financial prowess and belief in music will make us the…

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

Scooter Braun steps down as CEO of HYBE America - Music Business Worldwide

Isaac Lee to assume role of Chairman and CEO of HYBE Americas…

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

Mystery buyer for TikTok named by Trump is the same Oracle-Blackstone group whose bid stalled (report) - Music Business Worldwide

The previous talks broke down after Beijing withheld approval in the wake of Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods.

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

David Joseph CBE joins The Royal Society of Arts as Chief Executive Officer - Music Business Worldwide

Former Chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK will formally take up the post at the RSA in September…

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

BTS confirm Spring 2026 return, with new album and ‘massive’ world tour - Music Business Worldwide

News revealed during Weverse live stream…

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

The Beatles’ Apple Corps appoints Tom Greene as new CEO - Music Business Worldwide

Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to oversee the band’s own creative and business interests.

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

HYBE confirms ‘strategic expansion’ into India – in second half of 2025 - Music Business Worldwide

The expansion represents the next stage of what HYBE calls its “multi-home, multi-genre’ strategy.”

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

Warner Music Group to reduce annual cost by another $300M, with $170M saved via ‘headcount rightsizing’ - Music Business Worldwide

Combined with previously announced restructuring, Warner should achieve more than half a billion dollars in annual cost-savings…

Music Business Worldwide

02.07.2025

That AI artist with over 1M listeners on Spotify? His music was created with Suno, says expert report - Music Business Worldwide

The creators behind Aventhis and other AI ‘artists’ might not actually own the rights to the music they upload to streaming platforms.

Music Business Worldwide

01.07.2025

Trump says TikTok buyer found, won’t name group for two weeks - Music Business Worldwide

Trump told Fox News’ ‘Sunday Morning with Maria Bartiromo’ that the potential acquirer is “a group of very wealthy people.”

Music Business Worldwide

01.07.2025

As AI deepfakes spread, Denmark plans to give individual citizens copyright ownership of their own face and voice - Music Business Worldwide

The proposed law is believed to be the first of its kind in Europe, but US legislators are working on similar initiatives.

Music Business Worldwide

01.07.2025

NewJeans loses final appeal in contract dispute with HYBE’s ADOR - Music Business Worldwide

The group did not file an appeal to South Korea’s Supreme Court by the June 24 deadline.

Music Business Worldwide

01.07.2025

Supreme Court agrees to hear record labels’ piracy case against Cox Communications, in pivotal moment for music industry - Music Business Worldwide

If the top court sides with Cox, it could mean internet providers will be shielded from lawsuits over piracy by their subscribers.

Music Business Worldwide

01.07.2025

The AI music problem on Spotify is worse than you think

Aventhis, who doesn’t exist, has over a million monthly Spotify listeners. Everything appears to be in order – but it’s not.

Music Business Worldwide

01.07.2025

UK’s PPL distributed $133M to 139,000 performers and rightsholders in Q2 2025 - Music Business Worldwide

The distributions, which mainly cover UK collections from public performance and broadcast licensing throughout 2024, was up 7% from last year.

Music Business Worldwide

28.06.2025

From double DAW deals to AI lawsuit results for Meta and Anthropic… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up - Music Business Worldwide

The biggest music industry headlines from the past few days…

Music Business Worldwide

28.06.2025

Gallery: Out West, presented by Milk & Honey with LaPolt Law, Music Business Worldwide and other friends - Music Business Worldwide

Hosted by Milk & Honey CEO, Lucas Keller, Out West was a ‘Social Sunday’ for LGBTQ+ creatives and executives in the music industry.

Music Business Worldwide

27.06.2025

AI music platform Suno acquires WavTool, moving into DAW market - Music Business Worldwide

WavTool’s browser-based DAW technology will be integrated into Suno’s existing AI music generation platform.

Music Business Worldwide

27.06.2025

Snoop Dogg settles copyright dispute over alleged use of two backing tracks on ‘BODR’ album - Music Business Worldwide

The parties filed a joint dismissal motion in federal court in California, ending a dispute that was scheduled to go to trial in September.

Music Business Worldwide

27.06.2025

Court shoots down Sarah Silverman’s case against Meta’s AI – but declares using copyrighted works for training is NOT ‘fair use’ - Music Business Worldwide

The latest ruling contradicts another ruling on AI and fair use, issued by a different judge in the same court just two days earlier.

Music Business Worldwide

27.06.2025

Rumblefish inks ByteDance deal to provide music licensing services to TikTok, CapCut - Music Business Worldwide

Rumblefish is part of SESAC’s ‘Music Services’ division alongside operations such as AudioSalad, Audiam, HAAWK, HFA, Mint, and SESAC Digital Licensing…

Music Business Worldwide

27.06.2025

TikTok launches LIVE Fan Club feature as platform hits 130M daily livestreamers - Music Business Worldwide

Fan Club members receive perks like access to exclusive chat rooms, special badges, and entrance spotlights when joining livestreams.

Music Business Worldwide

26.06.2025

Indie artists can now upload videos to Spotify through DistroKid’s video service - Music Business Worldwide

Spotify’s music video feature is available in beta in 98 markets, but the US and Canada aren’t among them.

Music Business Worldwide

26.06.2025

‘Songwriters are at the bottom of the earning scale – and that is unfathomable, inexcusable and disgusting’ - Music Business Worldwide

Shelly Peiken on writing classic hits for Meredith Brooks, Christina Aguilera and many others, as well as her fight for songwriters’ rights, ignoring the algorithm, and not being an asshole

Music Business Worldwide

26.06.2025

UMPG’s Jody Gerson appointed to board of Ancestry.com - Music Business Worldwide

The 42-year-old Ancestry LLC is the world’s largest for-profit genealogy company.

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Virgin Music Group bosses slam ‘juvenile and offensive falsehoods’ spread by opponents of Downtown acquisition - Music Business Worldwide

Warner Music Finland acquires catalog of independent record company Skorpioni - Music Business Worldwide

MBW’s Music Business UK Awards to return to London this November, supported by YouTube - Music Business Worldwide

UK competition watchdog threatens Ticketmaster with legal action over Oasis ticket sales - Music Business Worldwide

Vinit Thakkar talks Sony Music India, artist development, M&A, and more: ‘The Indian music market is at a transformative stage.’ - Music Business Worldwide

Sony Music Group acquires record label Lusafrica and publisher Africa Nostra - Music Business Worldwide

Netflix in talks with Spotify on projects like music awards, live concert series (report) - Music Business Worldwide

BandLab now allows artists and rightsholders to signal interest in AI licensing - Music Business Worldwide

Kayla Schmandt appointed Vice President, Digital Strategy, AMEA at UMG - Music Business Worldwide

Universal Music applauds Cloudflare move to block ‘AI crawlers’ from accessing content without permission or compensation - Music Business Worldwide

Warner confirms details of $1.2bn JV with Bain; venture will raise up to $700m in debt - Music Business Worldwide

European Composer & Songwriter Alliance urges EU to block UMG’s acquisition of Downtown - Music Business Worldwide

Apple Music to establish new studio space in Los Angeles - Music Business Worldwide

I was a co-founder of IMPALA. It saddens me to see how rabidly anti-major it’s become. - Music Business Worldwide

US Senate rejects 10-year ban on state AI regulation in win for creative sector - Music Business Worldwide

Warner Music Group and Bain launch $1.2 billion fund to buy rights; each party owns 50% of venture - Music Business Worldwide

Scooter Braun steps down as CEO of HYBE America - Music Business Worldwide

Mystery buyer for TikTok named by Trump is the same Oracle-Blackstone group whose bid stalled (report) - Music Business Worldwide

David Joseph CBE joins The Royal Society of Arts as Chief Executive Officer - Music Business Worldwide

BTS confirm Spring 2026 return, with new album and ‘massive’ world tour - Music Business Worldwide

The Beatles’ Apple Corps appoints Tom Greene as new CEO - Music Business Worldwide

HYBE confirms ‘strategic expansion’ into India – in second half of 2025 - Music Business Worldwide

Warner Music Group to reduce annual cost by another $300M, with $170M saved via ‘headcount rightsizing’ - Music Business Worldwide

That AI artist with over 1M listeners on Spotify? His music was created with Suno, says expert report - Music Business Worldwide

Trump says TikTok buyer found, won’t name group for two weeks - Music Business Worldwide

As AI deepfakes spread, Denmark plans to give individual citizens copyright ownership of their own face and voice - Music Business Worldwide

NewJeans loses final appeal in contract dispute with HYBE’s ADOR - Music Business Worldwide

Supreme Court agrees to hear record labels’ piracy case against Cox Communications, in pivotal moment for music industry - Music Business Worldwide

The AI music problem on Spotify is worse than you think

UK’s PPL distributed $133M to 139,000 performers and rightsholders in Q2 2025 - Music Business Worldwide

From double DAW deals to AI lawsuit results for Meta and Anthropic… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up - Music Business Worldwide

Gallery: Out West, presented by Milk & Honey with LaPolt Law, Music Business Worldwide and other friends - Music Business Worldwide

AI music platform Suno acquires WavTool, moving into DAW market - Music Business Worldwide

Snoop Dogg settles copyright dispute over alleged use of two backing tracks on ‘BODR’ album - Music Business Worldwide

Court shoots down Sarah Silverman’s case against Meta’s AI – but declares using copyrighted works for training is NOT ‘fair use’ - Music Business Worldwide

Rumblefish inks ByteDance deal to provide music licensing services to TikTok, CapCut - Music Business Worldwide

TikTok launches LIVE Fan Club feature as platform hits 130M daily livestreamers - Music Business Worldwide

Indie artists can now upload videos to Spotify through DistroKid’s video service - Music Business Worldwide

‘Songwriters are at the bottom of the earning scale – and that is unfathomable, inexcusable and disgusting’ - Music Business Worldwide

UMPG’s Jody Gerson appointed to board of Ancestry.com - Music Business Worldwide

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