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Record labels and Spotify seek $322M default judgment from pirate group Anna’s Archive
The three major music companies and Spotify are seeking $322.2 million in damages from shadow library Anna’s Archive, after the...
Russ talks ownership, fan engagement and ‘making music every day’ at SXSW
In June 2015, US rapper Russ made $600 from his music. In June 2016, exactly 12 months later, with no...
From the Supreme Court’s Cox ruling to Primary Wave’s Kobalt deal… 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...
Australia’s GYRO Group expands into Latin America with new office in Brazil
Global music company GYRO Group has signalled its formal entry into the Latin American market with the opening of its...
Key Songs In The Life Of… Colleen Theis
MBW’s Key Songs In The Life Of… is a series in which we ask influential music industry figures about the...
Primary Wave makes strategic investment in Vietnam’s POPS Music – with plans to ramp up catalog deals in Southeast Asia
Primary Wave Music says it has made a “strategic investment” in POPS Music, a prominent music company based in Vietnam.POPS...
TuneCore says that tracks within its ‘Accelerator’ platform have generated 50B streams since 2023
TuneCore, the Believe-owned digital distribution platform for self-releasing artists, says its Accelerator program, has helped generated 50 billion streams for...
BTS comeback concert drew 18.4M global viewers says Netflix, as attendance figures spark debate
Netflix has revealed its March 21 livestream of BTS THE COMEBACK LIVE | ARIRANG from Gwanghwamun Square in Seoul attracted...
US Supreme Court sides with Cox Communications in landmark music piracy case brought by record labels
The US Supreme Court has ruled that internet service provider Cox Communications cannot be held responsible for music piracy committed...
‘People want fewer layers between themselves and the thing they care about.’
The wait is over. Fourteen months after Universal first announced it was acquiring Downtown Music Holdings for USD $775 million,...
