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Apple Music inks major deal in China
Apple Music has struck a new deal with China Mobile, China’s dominant wireless carrier with more than 1 billion mobile...
Whose rights were sold to Concord in that $217m catalog deal? Daddy Yankee.
Earlier this week, Music Business Worldwide broke the news that Concord had splashed USD $217.3 million on a mystery catalog...
Universal makes big move in China’s hip-hop scene, inking deal to distribute artists from ‘The Rap Of China’
Since it debuted in 2017, The Rap Of China, a televised music competition, has drawn multiple billions of views from...
From UMG’s [PIAS] buyout to Concord’s $217m Daddy Yankee 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 our headlines...
2 Live Crew can take back recorded music copyrights from ex-label, jury rules
A jury in a Florida federal court has ruled that 2 Live Crew members and their heirs can take back...
HYBE’s Weverse to launch new superfan subscription tiers… and keep up to 60% of the money
K-pop giant HYBE’s superfan platform Weverse is launching a set of new higher-priced membership tiers for users on December 1.Current...
YouTube unveils new features including collaborative playlists, fan badges and a sleep timer
YouTube announced a major platform update on Tuesday (October 15), introducing over two dozen new features across its web, mobile,...
Triller is finally a publicly traded company: TikTok rival’s share price drops 20% on first day of trading
After a series of earlier attempts that didn’t pan out, TikTok rival Triller is finally a publicly traded company.Having completed...
K-pop giant HYBE scrambles to pay back $293m in debt
K-pop giant HYBE is being forced to make an early repayment on KRW 400 billion (USD $293 million) in debt,...
Romain Vivien promoted to newly created role of Global Head of Music at Believe
Believe has unveiled a redesigned global music strategy, under the leadership of Romain Vivien, the company’s recently-appointed Global Head of...
