From Kobalt to Pipeline: meet the $5 billion financier rewiring indie music capital
In 2005, Matt Spetzler landed in Europe as a young Francisco Partners deal-maker, just as Germany coined a memorable piece ...
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From Sony Music Publishing’s $4 billion catalog deal to Live Nation’s ‘blue dot fever’ rebuttal… 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 ...
Universal Music Group generated $3.39 billion in Q1, up 8.1% YoY – driven by BTS, Olivia Dean, Taylor Swift, and more
Universal Music Group generated revenues of EUR €2.9 billion (USD $3.39bn) across all of its divisions (including recorded music, publishing, ...
Electronic music industry grew to $15.1 billion in 2025, with tech house leading the Beatport sales
The electronic music industry grew to a $15.1 billion valuation in 2025, according to this year’s IMS Electronic Music Business ...
2026 Music Industry Funding Nearly Hit $5 Billion In the First Three Months Alone — Here’s a Closer Look at a Record-Setting Q1
According to the latest funding data from DMN Pro, the first quarter of 2026 has already signaled the start of ...
From Pershing Square’s $64 billion bid for UMG to Wireless Festival’s Kanye West cancellation… 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 ...
Bill Ackman confident he’ll win over UMG shareholders to $64 billion bid, says Bolloré response was ‘music to my ears’
Bill Ackman told investors on Tuesday (April 7) that he expects “overwhelming shareholder support” for Pershing Square‘s $64 billion takeover ...
From GMR’s Jeff Toig to streaming’s quarter of a billion tracks … 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 ...
Music streaming platforms now host quarter of a BILLION tracks.
There were 253 million music tracks sitting on audio streaming services at the close of 2025.Yep: over quarter of a ...
UK audio music stream volume topped 210 billion in 2025 – but YoY growth slowed
The UK saw over 210 billion annual streams of audio music tracks in 2025 – but year-on-year growth significantly decelerated.That’s ...
