Universal Music’s Downtown acquisition cleared by EU competition regulator
It’s a done deal. The European Commission has approved Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings.The ...
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From UMG’s ‘robust remedy’ to address Downtown deal concern, to GoDigital Music’s Marc Anthony catalog buy… 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 ...
Drake Crowned Apple Music’s Most-Streamed Artist Of 2025
Drake may have suffered a devastating defeat to Kendrick Lamar last year, but that doesn’t appear to have damaged his ...
Tyler, The Creator named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2025
Apple Music has named Tyler, The Creator its Artist of the Year for 2025, following a period the platform described ...
Music’s AI Meltdown With Matt Adell On My Latest Podcast
On this week’s podcast episode, I sit down with Matt Adell, COO of Musical.ai, whose tech career spans the digital ...
OmMuse Solves Music’s Biggest Headache—Catalog Migration
Photo Credit: OmMuseFor musicians and the teams supporting them, efficient storage and organization are essential to managing growing catalogs. But ...
Sony Music’s RCA Records forms JV with Bourne Creatives led by Dylan Bourne
Sony Music Entertainment‘s RCA Records has struck a deal with Bourne Creatives to launch a joint venture focused on signing ...
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 ...
From Universal Music’s EU setback to Live Nation’s DOJ nightmare… 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 ...
Robert Kyncl talks M&A strategy, A&R spend, AI regulation, and more on Warner Music’s latest earnings call
Warner Music Group published its calendar Q1 (fiscal Q2) results today (May 8), with CEO Robert Kyncl acknowledging industry-wide challenges ...
