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UK-based Melody Rights launches new rights management and distro platform
A new UK-based company called Melody Rights has launched a music tech platform that, according to its press release, will...
TikTok ban law upheld by US Supreme Court
The clock is officially ticking for TikTok in the United States.Last Friday (January 10), lawyers for the social media app...
21 Savage, Gunna, Metro Boomin’, and Wiz Khalifa to perform at Balad Beast 2025 in Saudi Arabia
Artists including 21 Savage, Gunna, Metro Boomin’, and Wiz Khalifa have been confirmed as performers at the upcoming Balad Beast...
From Drake suing Universal Music to TikTok facing a US ban… 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...
Here’s the list of music piracy sites being watched by the US government, and what they do
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
Reservoir acquires publishing catalog of Lastrada Entertainment
Reservoir Media has acquired the publishing catalog of Lastrada Entertainment, a move that adds 5,600 compositions to the New York-headquartered...
As TikTok prepares to shut down in the US, Trump mulls executive order to keep it running (report)
With just several days left before the US’s “divest-or-ban” law against TikTok comes into force, President-elect Donald Trump is reportedly...
Universal Music Group to list on US exchange; Pershing Square to sell $500m stock to make it happen
Universal Music Group (UMG) announced Wednesday (January 15) that Pershing Square Holdings, led by billionaire investor Bill Ackman, has requested...
Universal Music hits back at Drake, says he ‘seeks to weaponize the legal process to silence an artist’s creative expression’
Universal Music Group has responded to a defamation lawsuit filed by Drake earlier today (January 15).Within the lawsuit, the superstar...
DICE sells electronic music platform Boiler Room to live giant Superstruct, which was acquired by KKR in a $1.4bn deal in 2024
European live music giant Superstruct Entertainment has acquired music platform Boiler Room from independent ticketing company DICE.UK-born ticketing platform DICE...
