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Concord opens new Los Angeles office on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills
Concord has officially opened its new Los Angeles office at 9171 Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills, located in the Wilshire...
How Cutting Edge built a $1bn+ portfolio of Hollywood music rights
Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to become the global...
HYBE AMERICA launches Blue Highway Records in Nashville, names Jake Basden as CEO
HYBE AMERICA’s Nashville-based country, Americana, and roots rock division has been rebranded as Blue Highway Records (previously BMLG).Veteran entertainment executive...
Henrik Berndtson named Head of Nordics at AEG ticketing division AXS
AEG ticketing subsidiary AXS has strengthened its regional leadership with the appointment of Henrik Berndtson as Head of the Nordics,...
HYBE’s US restructure, Weverse turns profitable and concerts boom: 3 things to know from the K-pop giant’s latest earnings call
MBW Explains is a series in which we dig behind the headlines, via data and context, to improve your understanding...
UK-based investor Independent Franchise Partners takes 3% stake in Universal Music Group worth $1.2bn+
A so-called ‘activist’ investor based in London called Independent Franchise Partners (IFP) has built a 3.01% stake in Universal Music...
Sony Group develops tech to track original music in AI-generated songs (report)
Sony Music Group‘s parent company, Japan-headquartered Sony Group, has reportedly developed technology to identify copyrighted music embedded in AI-generated tracks.That’s...
Sam Siegler and Mike Nucero named Creative Directors at Matt Pincus’ Trust Records
Los Angeles-based punk and hardcore reissue label Trust Records has named Sam Siegler and Mike Nucero as Creative Directors, formalizing...
ASCAP paid out a record $1.76bn to songwriters and publishers in 2025
US performance rights organization ASCAP has reported its revenue and royalty payout numbers for 2025, with both figures hitting all-time...
Warner Music Group plans to sell EMP, the merch business it acquired for $180m in 2018
Warner Music Group intends to divest its EMP business, the European rock and metal merchandise e-retailer it acquired for USD...
