The 23 biggest music business deals of 2025: From Taylor Swift to Tencent Music, Live Nation, and Chord.
Looking back on the biggest music deals of 2025, one type of deal is conspicuous by its absence: Blockbuster acquisitions ...
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Luminate partners with Tencent Music to add sales metrics from China to its global data set for the first time
Billboard‘s Global Charts will soon include music consumption numbers from the Chinese market for the first time.Entertainment industry research firm ...
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 ...
SM Entertainment’s Q2 2025 revenue up 19% to $218M; CEO hints at China expansion after Tencent deal
South Korean entertainment giant SM Entertainment reported a 19.3% YoY jump in consolidated revenue for the second quarter of 2025, ...
HYBE is selling its entire stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for nearly $180m
South Korean entertainment giant HYBE is selling its entire 9.38% stake in rival K-Pop firm SM Entertainment.The buyer is Tencent ...
Tencent Music close to $2.4 billion deal to acquire podcast firm Ximalaya – with a potential payday for Sony Music
Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) is reportedly in advanced negotiations to acquire Chinese podcasting company Ximalaya Inc. in a deal valued ...
Tencent Music has integrated DeepSeek into its streaming service
China-headquartered DeepSeek caused something of a panic among AI investors when it unveiled its AI chatbot in January, proving that ...
Tencent Music now generates over $2bn from music streaming subscriptions annually
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest music streaming company, reported forecast-beating financial results for the fourth quarter and full-year 2024, with ...
Tencent Music partners with Galaxy Corp. for Korean rapper G-Dragon’s tour
Tencent Music Entertainment, China’s largest operator of music streaming services, is expanding its involvement in live music by partnering with ...
Tencent Music Entertainment owned 2,564 active patents and 4,295 registered copyrights at the end of 2023
MBW’s Stat Of The Week is a series in which we highlight a data point that deserves the attention of ...
