Bubble superfan app, concerts, merch are accelerating Tencent Music’s growth… as company expands beyond streaming
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
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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 ...
Denis Ladegaillerie gets his company back: Believe consortium’s ‘squeeze-out’ nearly complete, as firm stops trading in France
Denis Ladegaillerie, the founder and CEO of Believe, is once again leading a private company.As previously reported, Ladegaillerie has teamed ...
Hipgnosis is back: Merck Mercuriadis launching new company with ‘hundreds of millions’ in investment secured (report)
You didn’t think he was done, did you?Merck Mercuriadis, the maverick founder of Hipgnosis Songs Fund, is launching a new ...
Warner Music Finland acquires catalog of independent record company Skorpioni
Warner Music Finland has acquired the catalog of independent record company Skorpioni.The indie label announced earlier this year that it ...
Mick Ralphs, Bad Company and Mott the Hoople Guitarist, Dies
Mick Ralphs, a founding member of Mott the Hoople and Bad Company, has died. He was 81.Paul Rodgers, his former ...
HarbourView leads $85m investment in AI-powered kids entertainment company Animaj
HarbourView Equity Partners is leading an $85 million investment in Animaj, a kids and family content-focused entertainment company.Animaj uses proprietary ...
Sony acquires company formerly known as Big Deal Music from Recognition
Sony Music Publishing has acquired Hipgnosis Songs Group LLC, previously known as Big Deal Music, from Blackstone’s Recognition Music Group, ...
Timbaland launches AI music company Stage Zero, with first AI artist, TaTa
Grammy-winning artist and producer Timbaland has launched a new AI-focused entertainment venture, called Stage Zero. The company has launched with ...
NetEase Cloud Music strikes strategic deal with South Korean entertainment company RBW
South Korea-headquartered entertainment company RBW has entered into a “strategic copyright partnership” with NetEase Cloud Music.RBW is home to K-POP ...
