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Beyoncé sets $60m revenue record at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with six-night run on Cowboy Carter Tour
Beyoncé capped off a six-night run at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday (June 16), generating over £45 million ($60 million)...
French-language music streams surge 192% on Spotify since 2019
French-language music consumption on Spotify has jumped 192% since 2019, driven by audiences far beyond traditional Francophone markets.That’s according to...
Music publishers and Elon Musk’s X granted 90 day pause to copyright lawsuit for ‘good faith negotiations’ to try to settle out of court
The many music publishers who sued Elon Musk’s X over alleged copyright infringement are aiming to settle the matter out...
Sony Music Entertainment Japan acquires ‘full rights’ to Spookiz animation franchise
Sony Music Labels, the recorded music division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan, has acquired the “full rights” to the popular...
Labels push back against government support for Cox Communications in copyright infringement battle
Major record companies have filed a rebuttal to the US government’s support for Cox Communications in a copyright dispute that...
RIAA applauds ‘critical stand’ made by Disney and NBCUniversal in copyright lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney
Walt Disney and Comcast’s NBCUniversal have sued artificial intelligence company Midjourney, accusing the image generator of copying their copyrighted characters...
Sony Corp opens up 360 virtual mixing audio tech to music creators and more
Sony Corporation is expanding access to its 360 Virtual Mixing Environment (360VME) audio technology to creators across music, education, and...
Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma launch OpenWav app that lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans
Grammy-winning artist Wyclef Jean has partnered with Jaeson Ma, co-founder of Asian music collective 88rising, to launch OpenWav, a platform...
Music tech firm Larrosa launches in Dubai with $16m+ in assets under management and a ‘strategic roadmap’ for MENA expansion via ‘targeted acquisitions’
Larrosa has made a significant splash in the music business over the past couple of years.In 2023, the Spain-born finance...
Sony Music spent $2.5bn on 60+ deals in the past year (and 7 more things you should know from Rob Stringer’s latest investor presentation)
Rob Stringer, the Chairman of Sony Music Group and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, updated investors on the music company’s performance and strategy...
