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From Pophouse’s $1.3bn music rights fund to Morrissey’s legal action… 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...
Donald Trump denied dismissal of Isaac Hayes heirs’ copyright lawsuit
President Donald Trump will have to face a copyright lawsuit over his campaign’s use of a song co-written by legendary...
TikTok soft-launches ‘TikTok for Artists’ platform
TikTok parent company ByteDance is facing a deadline this Saturday (April 5) to sell the platform’s US operations or face...
HYBE’s Joon Choi: ‘90% of Weverse traffic comes from regions outside of Korea. Most of our users are global superfans.’
The industry’s fascination with artists’ most dedicated fans is only growing, and HYBE-owned Weverse stands out as a shining example...
Tony Blair’s institute just published an AI report calling for the UK to rip up copyright law. Here’s what it says…
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news...
Court says discovery process can move forward in Drake’s defamation lawsuit against UMG over ‘Not Like Us’
At a pre-trial conference this morning in New York, Judge Jeanette Vargas ruled that the discovery process in Drake’s defamation...
‘Berry Gordy built TAMLA on the principles of excellence, artist development, and a commitment to music that moves people. This is a continuation of that legacy.’
TAMLA Records, the iconic label founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, has officially been reprised under Capitol Music Group.Led by...
SM Entertainment buys additional 11.4% stake in Bubble superfan app operator DearU in $92m deal
K-pop agency SM Entertainment has acquired an additional 11.42% stake in fan platform operator DearU Co. for 135.6 billion won...
Latin Music’s US revenues hit $1.42 billion in 2024, up 5.8% YoY
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of...
HYBE continues diversification drive as gaming division raises $21m in latest funding round
HYBE Interactive Media (HYBE IM), the gaming subdivision of South Korean music and entertainment giant HYBE, has announced it’s raised...
