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Live Nation acquires majority stake in Chile’s Movistar Arena
Live Nation has made Latin America a central focus of its international expansion, and the concert and venue company’s latest...
Spotify to let users ‘steer the algorithm’ by personalizing playlists with AI prompts
AI is becoming an even more integral part of Spotify’s platform, with the launch of a new feature that lets...
Rostrum Pacific secures $150m from Crayhill Capital to ‘accelerate’ music catalog acquisition strategy
Rostrum Pacific, the parent company of indie label Rostrum Records, has secured $150 million in financing to grow its music...
Jay-Z’s MarcyPen Capital eyes $500m Korean culture investment fund in partnership with Hanwha Asset Management
Jay-Z’s MarcyPen Capital Partners has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management to launch a $500...
Sony Music Publishing signs global deal with BigXthaPlug
Sony Music Publishing has signed a global publishing deal wit breakout Texas-born rapper and singer BigXthaPlug.SMP noted that BigXthaPlug, aka...
Warner Music Australasia and SE Asia makes series of promotions to strengthen leadership team
Warner Music Australasia and Southeast Asia has announced a series of senior promotions intended to strengthen its domestic artist pipeline...
GoDigital Music buys Marc Anthony catalog in eight-figure deal; acquires broader tranche of Latin music rights in separate $115m transaction
GoDigital Music says it has acquired “several” Latin music catalogs in a transaction valued at approximately $115 million.The company said...
UMG submits ‘robust remedy’ to EU regulator to address ‘only remaining concern’ about $775m Downtown deal
Universal Music Group has submitted what it calls a “robust remedy” to the European Commission, following receipt of a Statement...
From UMG’s ‘robust remedy’ to address Downtown deal concern, to GoDigital Music’s Marc Anthony catalog buy… 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...
Pro Music Rights says it’s ‘exploring legal action’ in response to Congressman letter calling for FTC investigation
Pro Music Rights (PMR) and its parent company Music Licensing, Inc. say that they are exploring legal action following US...
