YouTube is testing a Spotify Duo-like subscription tier in India, France, Taiwan and Hong Kong (report)
YouTube has quietly rolled out a pilot program that allows two people to share a Premium subscription plan. The streaming ...
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Carlyle nears $464m bond sale backed by music rights from Litmus portfolio (report)
Carlyle Group is on the verge of closing a $464 million bond sale backed by music rights.That’s according to Bloomberg, ...
Universal Music Group’s Downtown acquisition to be probed by EU competition regulator (report)
European regulators are preparing to investigate Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million takeover of Downtown Music.That’s according to the Financial ...
Global independent music publishing sector was worth $2.8bn in 2023, up 5.7% YoY (report)
The global market value for music publishers – including majors and indies – was EUR €9.8 billion in 2023, which ...
Tony Blair’s institute just published an AI report calling for the UK to rip up copyright law. Here’s what it says…
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events or news ...
11 quick (and important) takeaways from IFPI’s Global Music Report 2025
MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music Business Worldwide written in response to major recent entertainment events ...
SM Entertainment injects another $4M into SM Friends subsidiary, a.k.a. Kreation Music (report)
K-pop agency SM Entertainment is reportedly investing an additional KRW 6 billion (USD $4.1 million) in fresh funding into its ...
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square to raise $1.4bn from sale of 2.7% stake in Universal Music Group (report)
Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square is set to raise $1.4 billion from the sale of “about a 2.7% stake” in Universal ...
UK mulling changes to proposed ‘opt-out’ policy for AI amid growing pressure from artists and lawmakers (report)
The UK government is reportedly considering changes to its plans to loosen copyright laws to encourage AI innovation, in the ...
Can AI-generated content be copyrighted? Here’s what a new report from the US Copyright Office says…
MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points ...
