From catalog deals and AI enforcement to streaming recalibration and live-tour strength, this week signals a shift...
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The Country Music Association officially opened applications today for its next CEO, kicking off a high-stakes leadership search for...
SoundExchange, a nonprofit designated to administer the U.S. digital performance license for sound recordings, reports having distributed...
Spotify’s Q4 earnings impressed investors, but a closer look reveals profits boosted by tax effects, declining ARPU,...
Weverse has reached 12 million monthly active users in 2025, driven by BTS’s reunion and rapid global...
Spotify says it’s ready to let fans remix and interact with songs using AI — but licensing...
For Primary Wave, the acquisition adds another global pop artist to a roster built on heritage value...
As streaming audio competition intensifies, alliances like this reflect a clear industry trend of blending premium curation...
The world’s leader in live entertainment is preparing to pull back the curtain on its most significant...
Music catalogs have become one of the hottest asset classes in entertainment. As private equity floods into...
With market share rising on key streaming charts and a busy release calendar ahead, Warner Music Group...
Warner Music Group reported solid Q4 2025 results, fueled by streaming growth, strong publishing performance, and a...
Deezer’s newly commercialized AI music detection tool could reshape streaming economics by helping platforms identify synthetic tracks,...
AI platforms like ChatGPT are reshaping how people access information online, flattening discovery, disrupting ad revenue, and...
Global Records is no longer just a regional player; it has officially become a global case study in...
Walled gardens or open studios? Universal Music Group and AI music platform Suno are clashing over how...
For McBride, the partnership represents continuity rather than reinvention, a chance to enhance Nettwerk’s capabilities while preserving...
Both executives have a strong track record of innovation. Resnikoff previously founded Hip-O Records, launched UMe, and...
From its creation in 2014 by RZA as a single-copy masterpiece to Shkreli’s controversial purchase and the...
As the industry integrates digital and innovative revenue streams, Sony’s fourth-quarter 2025 performance highlights its ability to...
Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially declared war on traditional streaming limits, acquiring a strategic minority stake in...
As global streaming grows, royalty mismatches are exposing structural cracks in the systems meant to pay creators.
Spotify has officially shifted its strategy from growth to “defense,” announcing it paid out a record $11 billion in...
The Finnish government has officially launched a high-stakes national initiative to siphon hundreds of deep tech engineers...
