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Meta sued for alleged ‘rampant infringement’ of Eminem songs on Facebook, Instagram
Eight Mile Style, co-publisher of hundreds of Eminem songs, recently lost a long-running copyright infringement lawsuit against Spotify. Now, the...
Court rules NewJeans will be fined if they engage in independent promotional activities, amid contract dispute with HYBE’s ADOR
A court in Seoul has ordered K-pop group NewJeans to pay 1 billion won (USD $726,300) per member for each...
‘A&R is based on three things: trust, relationship and accountability.’
MBW’s Inspiring Women series profiles female executives who have risen through the ranks of the business, highlighting their career journey...
South Korea financial watchdog reportedly plans to refer HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk to prosecutors over alleged IPO fraud
Back in December, a story broke in South Korea that HYBE’s founder and Chairman, Bang Si-hyuk, was facing an investigation...
Grammy winner Rodney ‘Darkchild’ Jerkins strikes music rights deal with HarbourView
HarbourView Equity Partners said on Thursday (May 29) that it has acquired “select catalog assets” from Grammy Award-winning producer and...
Live Nation expands presence in Latin America via acquisition of Dominican Republic promoter SD Concerts
Live Nation is expanding its presence in Latin America via the acquisition of SD Concerts, a live entertainment company in...
Jazmyn Griffin and Tessie Lammle join Wasserman Music to expand Hip-Hop/R&B division
Wasserman Music has made two new hires to bolster its Hip-Hop/R&B division.Jazmyn Griffin joins Wasserman Music as a New York-based...
Scott Levine appointed Chief Executive Officer of TouchTunes
In-venue interactive music and entertainment company TouchTunes has appointed Scott Levine as Chief Executive Officer.Levine has 25 years of experience...
Taylor Swift buys back master rights to first six albums from Shamrock Capital
Taylor Swift has successfully acquired the master recordings of her first six studio albums from investment firm Shamrock Capital.The deal...
From Taylor Swift’s masters victory to HYBE’s eventful week… 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...
