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From GMR’s Jeff Toig to streaming’s quarter of a billion tracks … 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...
Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern to retire at end of 2026
Sarah Trahern, CEO of the Country Music Association (CMA), has announced that she will retire at the end of 2026,...
Kobalt strikes global publishing partnership with India’s Madverse Music
Kobalt has entered into a global publishing partnership with Madverse Music Group, an India-based distribution and publishing company.According to a...
Australia’s recorded music royalty rates for radio play to rise by 38% after tribunal ruling
Owners of sound recording copyrights will see an increase in royalties coming from Australia, following a Copyright Tribunal ruling that...
Derek Cournoyer appointed Head of Strategy, Music Business Affairs at ElevenLabs
Longtime music exec Derek Cournoyer is jumping ship from indie music publisher Kobalt to AI music company ElevenLabs.ElevenLabs said Cournoyer...
Music streaming platforms now host quarter of a BILLION tracks.
There were 253 million music tracks sitting on audio streaming services at the close of 2025.Yep: over quarter of a...
TuneCore CEO Andreea Gleeson exits, moves to Strategic Advisor position at parent company Believe
There’s been a significant leadership shakeup at the Believe-owned distribution company, TuneCore.Andreea Gleeson has revealed in an internal memo to...
TikTok splits US workforce as ByteDance retains control of key operations (report)
TikTok is reportedly dividing its US staff between two separate entities as it restructures its business under pressure from the...
Sony Music Publishing acquires Big Yellow Dog Music
Sony Music Publishing Nashville has acquired independent publishing and artist development company Big Yellow Dog Music (BYD).The agreement means that...
Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater
Rostrum Pacific, the parent company of indie label Rostrum Records, has secured direct licensing agreements with Spotify and TikTok.The company...
