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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...
Who owns K-pop giant HYBE?
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
Who owns K-pop giant HYBE?
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
Audius strikes global licensing deal with Kobalt
San Francisco-based blockchain-powered music platform Audius, which says it has 6 million monthly users, has signed a global licensing deal...
Johnson & Johnson sued for alleged copyright infringement by Sony and Universal-owned production music house APM Music
Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has been sued for alleged ‘rampant’ copyright infringement.In its lawsuit, filed in a California court...
Spain’s recorded music industry revenues reached $269m in H1, up 16.6% YoY
Spain generated recorded music revenues of €249.8 million (USD $269m) in H1 2024, up 16.6% YoY.That’s according to Promuscae, the...
Roblox launches music charts as part of push into music discovery
Gaming giant Roblox is doubling down on its music offerings as it seeks to become “a destination for organic and...
Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million-dollar’ publishing deal with estate of The Cars frontman Ric Ocasek
Music publisher Primary Wave has struck a “multi-million-dollar” partnership with the estate of Ric Ocasek, the frontman of 80s new...
Live Nation CFO doesn’t expect DOJ antitrust battle to cause any ‘major changes to how we operate…’ and 3 other things we learned from Joe Berchtold’s Bank of America Q&A
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events...
