Carlyle-backed Litmus Music buys Randy Newman’s publishing, recorded music interests
Litmus Music has been busy.Since late 2022, the company – backed by Carlyle’s Global Credit Platform – has acquired catalogs ...
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2 Live Crew can take back recorded music copyrights from ex-label, jury rules
A jury in a Florida federal court has ruled that 2 Live Crew members and their heirs can take back ...
Latin Music generated $685m in US recorded music revenues in the first half of 2024 – up 7% YoY
It’s no secret that Latin Music has become a huge part of the US music industry (not to mention the ...
Eric Wong upped to Head of Global A&R, Recorded Music at Warner; Jessica Keeley-Carter promoted to Chief Marketing Officer
Warner Music Group has made two key Recorded Music leadership appointments as part of an ongoing shakeup to its recorded ...
Bill Callahan and Noah Cyrus Join Everything Is Recorded on New Song: Listen
Everything Is Recorded, the project of producer and XL Recordings founder Richard Russell, has united Bill Callahan and Noah Cyrus ...
Universal Music Group just completed the $70m acquisition of Thailand’s second-biggest recorded music catalog… while suggesting many more M&A deals in ‘high-potential’ markets are on the way.
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
France’s recorded music market generated $450m in H1, as paid subscription revenues grow 11.3% YoY
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
Spain’s recorded music industry revenues reached $269m in H1, up 16.6% YoY
Spain generated recorded music revenues of €249.8 million (USD $269m) in H1 2024, up 16.6% YoY.That’s according to Promuscae, the ...
From the RIAA’s H1 US recorded music market stats to UMG’s stock upgrade… 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 ...
Sony generated $2.54bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2, up 11.4% YoY; recorded music streaming revenues up 5.0% YoY
Sony’s global music rights operation – across recorded music and music publishing – generated USD $2.54 billion in the three ...
