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Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge and Jackson Browne to perform at City of Hope’s 2026 Spirit of Life Gala honoring Primary Wave’s Larry Mestel
Melissa Etheridge, Stevie Nicks, and Jackson Browne will perform at City of Hope‘s 2026 Music, Film, and Entertainment Industry (MFEI) Spirit of Life Gala.City of...
Bruno Mars collaborator Philip Lawrence talks working on ‘APT’ and other hits
MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. This time out we meet Philip Lawrence,...
Napster’s ‘$3bn investor’ charged with fraud as US authorities say the money never existed
US authorities have charged a North Carolina man with fraud, alleging that he used forged bank records and a fake...
Francisco Partners exits its minority investment in Muse Group, owner of Audacity, Hal Leonard and Ultimate Guitar
Francisco Partners has exited its investment in Muse Group, the owner of Audacity, MuseScore, Ultimate Guitar and Hal Leonard.The Muse Group transaction...
Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman on rewarding superfans, breaking artists, and the business of festivals
Few platforms in the history of the live music business are credited with breaking as many artists as the Vans...
From UMG’s €1B bond sale to Warner Music’s Sureel AI acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit...
South Korean prosecutors decline to charge HYBE executives over Min Hee-jin’s criminal complaints (report)
South Korean prosecutors have declined to charge 10 executives at HYBE and its subsidiary BELIFT LAB over a string of...
US music publishing revenues hit $7.3B in 2025, NMPA reveals at Annual Meeting honoring P!nk, Julian Bunetta and Harvey Mason jr.
US music publishing revenues rose to USD $7.3 billion in 2025.That’s according to the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA), which...
REPUBLIC Collective strikes joint venture with ZIZA Inc. focused on breaking South Asian artists globally
REPUBLIC Collective has partnered with media and entertainment company ZIZA Inc. to launch ZIZA Records, a new label focused on...
RARE Entity, the venture group co-founded by Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart, takes stake in Simon Cowell-backed livestreaming platform Lounges.tv
Dave Stewart’s venture group, RARE Entity, has acquired a strategic stake in livestreaming platform Lounges.tv, deepening its involvement in the...
