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UK record industry warns against celebrating UK government’s copyright bill amendments
Reports this week that the UK government may be backing away from a proposal to loosen copyright rules for AI...
Big Loud sells Morgan Wallen catalog stake to Chord for $200m+
Big Loud, the Nashville-based record label home to country superstar Morgan Wallen, has sold a minority stake in Wallen’s master...
NMPA says Spotify’s Q1 growth due to ‘undercutting of songwriters’ via audiobook bundling
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) says Spotify‘s financial gains in the first quarter of 2025 come at the expense...
Spotify Q1 2025 earnings call: Daniel Ek talks growth, pricing, superfan products and a future where SPOT could have 1bn subscribers
Spotify delivered another quarter of operating profit and subscriber expansion in Q1, even as broader economic turbulence continues to create...
BeatStars teams up with Sureel to block AI companies from training on creator content
Online music production marketplace BeatStars has partnered with AI protection startup Sureel to prevent unauthorized artificial intelligence systems from training...
Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman named Co-Heads, Apple Music
In February, MBW broke the news that Ole Obermann was leaving his role as Global Head of Music Business Development...
Influence Media acquires DJ Khaled catalog; launches two JVs with the artist and his We The Best Music Group
Fresh off a $360-million debt financing round backed by music rights, Influence Media Partners has announced a partnership with artist...
YouTube ad revenues jumped 10.3% in Q1 to nearly $9bn
YouTube’s ad revenue continues to clock double-digit quarterly growth.According to parent company Alphabet’s latest earnings release on Thursday (April 24),...
Carlyle nears $464m bond sale backed by music rights from Litmus portfolio (report)
Carlyle Group is on the verge of closing a $464 million bond sale backed by music rights.That’s according to Bloomberg,...
Live events and ticketing company DEAG reports 18% jump in revenue to record high $400m in 2024
Germany-headquartered live events and ticketing company DEAG has reported an 18% YoY increase in revenue for 2024.In an earnings report...
