Music Business News
News on whats trending in the music industry, from new artists are getting signed to who is hot and on everypnes radar right now. Come and read about new industry CEO's and A&R's shaping the music you will be listening to in the future, and more #Sonfapitch #FrankyNelly # TooOldForGames
SESAC Music Group raises $889M via whole business securitization, three-times oversubscribed
US-based SESAC Music Group (SMG) has completed a USD $889 million whole business securitization (WBS), marking the company’s fourth trip...
Why Netflix’s ‘Hitmakers’ might teach your average viewer about songwriting – and even get them thinking about ‘fair pay’
If the executives at Milk & Honey are studying Netflix‘s charts even harder than Spotify‘s this month, you can understand...
From Live Nation’s $646 million Mexico deal to Universal Music Group’s $3.38bn Q2 results… 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 our headlines...
Musixmatch says LyricFind trying to ‘distract from its business failures’ with antitrust lawsuit
Lyrics licensing company Musixmatch has fired back against rival LyricFind’s claims in an antitrust lawsuit involving the rights to license...
Why Netflix’s ‘Hitmakers’ might teach your average viewer about songwriting – and even get them thinking about ‘fair pay’
If the executives at Milk & Honey are studying Netflix‘s charts even harder than Spotify‘s this month, you can understand...
Landmark legal fight over US music rights termination rights hots up, as creator orgs weigh in with amicus brief
A coalition of music creator advocacy organizations has filed an amicus brief in a landmark US copyright case that could...
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ is Netflix’s biggest original animated movie ever
Netflix‘s music-led anime movie, KPop Demon Hunters, has become the most-watched original animated film in the platform’s history, according to...
South Korean tax authorities open probe into HYBE amid stock manipulation claims against Chairman Bang Si-hyuk
HYBE, the K-pop giant behind BTS, is facing a tax probe by South Korea’s National Tax Service (NTS) as authorities...
TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature has fuelled ‘billions’ of streams. Now it’s linked up with YouTube Music.
TikTok has been very busy lately expanding the platforms that are integrated with its ‘Add to Music App’ feature, which...
Learnings from Spotify’s Q2 2025 earnings call… including what the company (didn’t) say about that long-awaited ‘Music Pro’ tier
Spotify posted solid Q2 2025 results today (July 29), with the streaming giant adding 8 million net subscribers to finish...
