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From Warner and Sony’s Q4 results to DistroKid’s potential $2B sale… 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...
Gallery: Milk & Honey and Reservoir’s pre-GRAMMY ‘Award Season’ party 2026
Milk & Honey and Reservoir held their annual ‘Award Season’ party in Los Angeles last Thursday (January 29) – and...
Create Music Group strikes $300M investment in Nettwerk Music Group, as Canadian firm executes management buyout
Create Music Group (CMG) has announced another big-money deal – this time with Vancouver-headquartered indie Nettwerk Music Group.Nettwerk has today...
Taylor Swift to premiere ‘Opalite’ music video on Spotify and Apple Music – with YouTube release delayed by two days
Taylor Swift will release the music video for Opalite exclusively on Spotify Premium and Apple Music on Friday (February 6) at...
WMG generated $1.84bn in calendar Q4; recorded music subscription streaming revenues jump 10.9% YoY
Warner Music Group has issued its financial results for the three months ended December 31, 2025 (calendar Q4 2025 –...
Virgin Music Group extends distribution deal with South Africa’s Gallo Records and Content Connect
Virgin Music Group has renewed its global distribution partnership with South Africa’s Gallo Record Company and Content Connect Africa (CCA).Under...
Wan Yin Koh named VP, Business Development, Digital at Warner Chappell Music Asia Pacific
Warner Music Group has appointed Wan Yin Koh as Vice President, Business Development, Digital at Warner Chappell Music Asia Pacific.Based...
Concord and UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit: 6 key arguments
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points...
Anghami appoints Meshal Abdullah Mohammad Ali as Chairman in board reshuffle
Anghami, the MENA-focused Spotify rival, has appointed Meshal Abdullah Mohammad Ali as Chairman of its Board, replacing H.E. Sheikha Adana Nasser...
RCA revives JIVE Records with Mike Weiss and David Melhado as co-Presidents
Sony Music Entertainment‘s RCA Records has announced the relaunch of JIVE Records as a frontline standalone label, with former UnitedMasters...
