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Spanish society SGAE distributed $378m to its members in 2024, as annual collections reached record $422m
The Sociedad General de Autores y Editores (SGAE) has reported its highest annual revenues in its 125-year history.The Spanish authors’...
‘If everybody’s running one way, you can’t be running the same way. You don’t need to be the 20th version of something.’
Working at Sony’s King’s Cross office as Co-President (with Glyn Aikins) of RCA UK, Stacey Tang sees posh lighting shop...
Universal Music Group Nashville rebrands as Music Corporation of America
Universal Music Group Nashville has been rebranded as Music Corporation of America (MCA).UMG said on Thursday (April 24) that the...
India’s Tips Music generated $9.1m in calendar Q1 as EBITDA grew 24% YoY
India-headquartered music company TIPS Music, formerly Tips Industries, has published its financial results for its full fiscal year and fiscal...
Universal Music Group’s Downtown acquisition to be probed by EU competition regulator (report)
European regulators are preparing to investigate Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million takeover of Downtown Music.That’s according to the Financial...
UMG’s $775m acquisition of Downtown Music to be investigated by EU competition watchdog
European regulators are officially preparing to investigate Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million Downtown Music acquisition.The Financial Times first reported...
From Warner’s Crumbl copyright lawsuit to the EU’s Downtown deal probe… 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...
Tencent Music close to $2.4 billion deal to acquire podcast firm Ximalaya – with a potential payday for Sony Music
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Chinese podcasting company Ximalaya Inc. in a deal valued...
Oscar Höglund talks Epidemic Sound’s revenue growth and vast reach: ‘We get roughly 3bn daily views. That’s 20 Super Bowls per day, 365 days per year.’
MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we spotlight some of the most influential industry figures overseeing key...
HYBE teams up with Spanish-language TV giant Telemundo on ‘first-of-its-kind’ competition and reality show to form a Regional Mexican group
HYBE Latin America, is teaming up with Spanish-language television network Telemundo to launch Pase a la Fama.Pase a la Fama...
