Tencent Music now has 20M+ ‘Super VIP’ subscribers. Here’s what that means for China’s largest music streamer.
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US wholesale recorded music revenue reached $11.5B in 2025, as paid streaming subscriptions hit 106.5M — adding 6.5M accounts YoY
The United States’ recorded music industry generated USD $11.535 billion in wholesale revenue in 2025, up 3.1% YoY.That’s according to ...
New Music Gear Monday: Shure MVX2U Gen 2 Digital Audio Interface
We live in a world where we can record just about anything, any time and in any place, thanks to ...
Future Islands sign exclusive global deal with Universal Music Publishing
Universal Music Publishing Group has signed American synth-pop icons Future Islands to an exclusive global publishing deal.The deal, announced Thursday ...
New Music Friday: Jack Harlow, YG, Earl Sweatshirt & More
Jack Harlow leads this week’s New Music Friday lineup with one of the boldest departure albums of recent memory. Steeped ...
Slipstream acquires Hollywood production music library Megatrax, adding 200,000 tracks to its catalog
Production music licensing platform Slipstream has acquired Los Angeles-based music library Megatrax, which represents over 200,000 tracks and gives it ...
MBW just launched Music Business Worldwide Magazine. Have you subscribed yet?
The music industry has a brand new magazine — and you’re going to want to get hold of it.The first-ever ...
Hari Nair to exit as CEO of India’s Tips Music
Hari Nair is stepping down from his role as CEO India-based entertainment company Tips Music.The former Sony Music India and ByteDance veteran, ...
Jazz guitar legend Pat Metheny predicts the future of AI in music
The topic of AI in music ain’t going anywhere. But how worried should we really be? According to jazz guitarist ...
Universal Music Nordics restructures, unifying units in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Baltics under ‘One Nordic’ model
Big news today from Universal Music Nordics, a division of Universal Music Central Europe, which has unveiled a new operational ...
