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Sony strikes strategic deal with Dominican Republic’s Alofoke Music, acquires portion of label’s catalog
Sony Music Central America and the Caribbean (CAC) has struck up a strategic alliance with Alofoke Music, the label founded...
Spotify could exit Turkey amid government probe over ‘provocative’ playlists (report)
Spotify could pull its services from Turkey amid escalating tensions with government officials over platform content and alleged anticompetitive practices.That’s...
‘Superfans must be made, not just mined.’
MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes...
Entrepreneurship Is All About Innovation — and AI Can Help
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. I've always been a tinkerer. If I weren't, there's almost no chance...
Federal court blocks FTC’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for subscription services days before rollout
A federal appeals court has blocked the US Federal Trade Commission’s “click-to-cancel” rule just days before it was scheduled to...
Savan Kotecha’s Visva Records forms JV with Republic Records after ‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ chart success
Visva Records, the new label founded by Grammy-nominated songwriter Savan Kotecha, has formed a joint venture with Republic Records following...
Live Nation proposes 20% ticket resale cap to Trump administration (report)
Live Nation has submitted a proposal to the Trump administration, pushing for changes to the secondary ticket market.The ticketing giant’s...
Kobalt’s new publishing platform KOSIGN already represents 12k songs… where is it going next?
Kobalt estimates that more than $1 billion in publishing royalties are left uncollected every year.This issue often disproportionately affects emerging...
Judge slashes T.I. and Tiny’s award in OMG Girlz copyright infringement case over toy dolls, setting up potential fourth jury trial
Atlanta rapper Clifford ‘T.I.’ Harris and spouse Tameka ‘Tiny’ Harris may be headed to yet another jury trial against a...
From Hipgnosis’ return to Suno’s new Chief Music Officer… 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 our headlines...
