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Germany’s recorded music business generated USD $2.73B in 2025 – up just 2.3% YoY
Recorded music revenues in Germany rose just 2.3% year-over-year to EUR €2.42 billion in 2025.That’s according to the new annual results for the...
The Shifts Women Entrepreneurs Can’t Ignore in 2026
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Key Takeaways AI literacy, intentional culture, and visible purpose are now non-negotiable...
‘End Streaming Fraud.’ – Music Business Worldwide
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed...
Julie Lamb promoted to Chief Talent Officer at AEG’s AXS; Jason Boxer upped to Chief Financial Officer
AEG’s ticketing division AXS has announced the promotions of Julie Lamb to Chief Talent Officer and Jason Boxer to Chief...
US appeals court overturns BMI rate hike on concert promoters, ruling rates were ‘unreasonable’
US PRO BMI has had its landmark rate court victory against Live Nation, AEG and the North American Concert Promoters...
Primary Wave in talks to potentially acquire Kobalt Music Group
Primary Wave is in advanced talks to potentially acquire Kobalt Music Group.MBW understands that Larry Mestel-led Primary Wave is among...
How Jeff Waye and Patrick Curley built Third Side Music into an indie publishing powerhouse with USD $25M in annual revenues
Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to become the global...
Reservoir receives unsolicited $1.2B bid from activist investor Irenic Capital (report)
Activist investment fund Irenic Capital Management reportedly made an unsolicited takeover bid for Reservoir Media, the Nasdaq-listed independent music company.That’s according...
From the ‘Say No to Suno’ campaign to GoldState securing ‘significant’ investment from Bridgepoint… 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...
Suno: We’ve hit 2M paid subscribers and $300M annual revenue
AI music generator Suno has reached 2 million paid subscribers and $300 million in annual recurring revenue.That’s according to CEO...
