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Spotify calls ‘payola’ lawsuit ‘nonsense’ as class action targets playlist practices
A Spotify subscriber has sued Spotify, alleging the streaming giant deceives users by letting labels boost song visibility through reduced...
Luminate partners with Tencent Music to add sales metrics from China to its global data set for the first time
Billboard‘s Global Charts will soon include music consumption numbers from the Chinese market for the first time.Entertainment industry research firm...
Virgin Music renews multi-year deal with Brazilian label GR6
Virgin Music Group has extended its partnership with Brazilian independent record label GR6 in a deal that will run through...
Warner Music Group invests in ‘always on’ catalog marketing strategy, hiring Leda Chang in global role
Warner Music Group has announced a significant new executive hire to drive what it calls its “always on” artist and...
Global songwriter royalty collections reached $13.6bn in 2024, up 7.2%, CISAC reports
Creator royalties hit another all-time high in 2024, according to newly-released numbers from CISAC, a global umbrella group of collective...
Primary Wave strikes partnership with estate of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott
Primary Wave Music has entered into a partnership with the estate of Phil Lynott, co-founder and songwriter of iconic Irish...
From Suno getting sued by Koda to Live Nation’s $8.5bn in Q3… 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...
Peter Quinlan named MD for Europe at AXS as Hannah Rouch joins as VP, Marketing, Europe
AEG ticketing subsidiary AXS has made two key leadership appointments as part of its expansion across Europe.Peter Quinlan has been...
BeatStars has paid creators over $400m to date. CEO Abe Batshon wants 1 million musicians to earn a living from his platform
Abe Batshon has been buying beats online since the mid-’90s.Back then, he recalls, the process was fundamentally broken. You’d send...
