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Court allows copyright infringement suit over Dua Lipa’s megahit Levitating to proceed
A copyright infringement suit over Dua Lipa’s megahit Levitating will go forward, after the artist and Warner Music Group (WMG)...
HYBE CEO says company ‘pursues precision management’ (report)
Jason Jaesang Lee is officially the new CEO of HYBE.According to a new regulatory filing, he was officially appointed to...
Downtown Music Publishing inks global deal with PDU, the company from iconic Italian singer Mina
Downtown Music Publishing has struck a global music publishing deal with PDU, the record label and publishing company from iconic...
Warner Music Korea launches English-language music label MPLIFY, led by Samuel Ku
Warner Music Korea has launched a new label called MPLIFY, which it says is dedicated to support Korean artists with...
From HYBE’s mystery acquisition to the copyright lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson… 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...
Trio of ex-BMG bigwigs launch new indie label in Germany… with a human heart
A new indie label has arrived in Germany led by a trio of music executives with some serious credentials in...
HYBE buys 51% stake in mystery company for $25m
You may have noticed from our coverage this week that we’ve been digging through HYBE’s regulatory filings.By doing so, we’ve...
PARTYNEXTDOOR named top artist-songwriter in Q2 2024 on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications)
The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has revealed the top songwriters in the US for the second quarter of 2024,...
As Live Nation stares down antitrust suit, here’s what CEO Michael Rapino says is the real ‘secret sauce’ for Ticketmaster’s success
Live events promoter and venue owner Live Nation, and its ticketing division, Ticketmaster, are in the midst of a legal...
UMG India launches Vedam Records, a wellness music label alongside Grammy Award winner Ricky Kej
Universal Music India (UMI) is bringing traditional Indian music and mental health techniques to the wellness music space with the...
