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$1bn-valued Create Music Group acquires catalog from Pack Records as companies form new JV
Following a $165-million investment round last year that valued the company at $1 billion, Create Music Group (CMG) has been...
There’s Something Top CEOs are Doing That You Might be Missing
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NetEase Cloud Music reports 23.1% jump in music revenue for 2024 as profits soar
NetEase Cloud Music, China’s second-largest provider of music streaming services, reported a 23.1% year-on-year jump in revenue from online music...
Universal Music Group’s REPUBLIC Collective makes key exec promotions and hires across various departments
Universal Music Group‘s REPUBLIC Collective has announced a new round of executive promotions and hires across various departments.The REPUBLIC Collective...
T-Pain sells publishing catalog and select masters to HarbourView Equity Partners
HarbourView Equity Partners has agreed to acquire the publishing catalog and select masters of artist, producer and songwriter T-Pain.T-Pain is...
Michael Rapino confirms Live Nation ticketing talks with Spotify, Apple and Amazon for superfan tiers
Spotify, Apple, and Amazon have held ticketing talks with Ticketmaster owner Live Nation around presale access for super-premium tier subscribers.Live...
I Wrote This Because People Are Still Dying.
The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Matt Thomas (pictured inset below), a 30-year music industry veteran.Thomas is also co-founder...
Live Nation saw 151m fans attend its events in 2024, as revenue rose 3% to $23bn
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of...
From Ole Obermann leaving TikTok to Daniel Ek’s $666m… 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...
Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.58bn in 2024, up 7.8% YoY
Recorded music sales in Germany rose 7.8% year-on-year to EUR €2.38 billion (USD $2.58 billion) in 2024, with digital music...
