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Universal Music Group acquires majority stake in Japanese music company A-Sketch
Universal Music Japan (UMJ), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG) has acquired a majority stake in Japanese music company...
From the ‘fair use’ win for Reuters to ByteDance building an AI music beast… 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...
BMI urges songwriters, publishers to speak out against ‘additional regulation of PROs’ amid US Copyright Office inquiry
US performance rights organization BMI has launched a campaign urging its affiliates (songwriters, composers, and publishers) to make their voices...
FUGA expands in APAC with new partnerships in Indonesia, India, and the Philippines
Downtown-owned B2B distributor FUGA has expanded in the Asia-Pacific region, striking a series of partnerships across Indonesia, India, and the...
Music Business Worldwide launches The MBW Database, a vital new resource for the music industry (and its investors)
Music Business Worldwide has today (February 13) taken the wraps off an essential new product: The MBW Database.The Database brings...
Dennis Reese appointed SVP, Radio Marketing and Promotion at Sony Music Nashville
Dennis Reese has been appointed Senior Vice President, Radio Marketing and Promotion at Sony Music Nashville (SMN).According to SMN, Reese...
ByteDance has been building an AI music beast… with a little help from The Beatles and Michael Jackson
TikTok’s $300 billion-valued parent company, ByteDance, is one of the world’s busiest AI developers. It plans to spend billions of dollars...
Using copyrighted content to train AI without permission is not ‘fair use’, US court rules in Thomson Reuters case
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
Ex-Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy has sold $49m in company stock over the past three months, as Daniel Ek’s share sales hit $94m in 2025 alone
As Spotify’s stock price continues to hit new highs, the company’s executives and directors continue selling shares and stock options.The...
Warner Music Group completes full acquisition of Africa-based music distributor Africori
Warner Music Group has completed its full acquisition of Africori, a prominent Africa-focused music distribution, music rights management, and artist...
