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A warning sign? Sweden has fewer paying music subscribers than it did 2 years ago, according to YouGov survey.
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
From the majors’ AI lawsuit to Believe’s big acquisition plans… 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...
Joakim Johansson promoted to President, Nordics at Universal Music Central Europe
Universal Music Group has announced that Joakim Johansson has been promoted to President, Nordics at Universal Music Central Europe.Johansson will...
Universal sued by Grammy-nominated songwriter Jon Hume over use of audio stems in Dean Lewis hit Be Alright
Grammy-nominated songwriter Jon Hume has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group and Universal Music Group Australia in a dispute...
Downtown introduces Curve Royalty Services for royalty process outsourcing
Labels, publishers and distributors will now be able to outsource some or all of their royalty processing tasks as Downtown...
YouTube in talks with Sony, Universal, Warner to license music for AI tools (report)
This week we witnessed a seminal moment in the awkward relationship between the music industry and AI tech, when recording...
Denis Ladegaillerie has Believe back in his arms – and he’s eyeing a huge acquisition
Prediction: the recorded music industry is likely to see at least one $1 billion-plus acquisition of a distribution and services...
Lou Al-Chamaa named EVP of A&R at Spirit Music Group
Spirit Music Group has announced the appointment of A&R veteran Lou Al-Chamaa to the role of Executive Vice President of...
Suno CEO accuses major labels of ‘reverting to their old lawyer-led playbook’ following lawsuit for copyright infringement
Suno, a developer of AI-powered music generation tools, has fired back after being sued by the Recording Industry Association of...
How the major labels plan to cost Suno and Udio billions (and why it all rests on Michael Bublé)
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
