News Catalog of Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil acquired by Primary Wave in partnership with Nas Nuvens Music Group Gilberto Gil is described as one 'of the most important and influential figures in not just music but Brazilian culture'
News NMPA promotes Danielle Aguirre to Chief Legal Officer & Chief Operating Officer; Charlotte Sellmyer upped to EVP The pair's new titles reflect how their roles have expanded within the organization.
News Matt Spetzler’s $200m-backed Pipeline to fund indie advances via new Merlin pact Pipeline was launched by Matt Spetzler’s investment firm Jamen Capital.
Analysis News Drake fights dismissal of ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit: 3 things you might have missed Drake thinks a federal judge just created a "dangerous" precedent for the music industry.
News Celine Joshua promoted to Executive Vice President, Global Marketing & Streaming at BMG Joshua joined BMG in 2024 as EVP, Global Marketing
News Universal Music Group’s °1824 launches livestreaming channel on Twitch The new channel called Universal Music Live will stream performances, industry events and artist conversations.
News Rebecca Kane Burton joins Superstruct Entertainment as Chief Operating Officer UK-based Kane Burton was formerly Executive Vice President of Venue Management at Oak View Group International.
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News Kevin Weaver promoted to President, Atlantic Music Group He will oversee 'high-impact opportunities' across the AMG roster
News Sony Music buys 49% stake in music unit of Vietnam media giant YeaH1; companies launch new SYE Holdings joint venture SME, through Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong, agreed to acquire a 49% stake in YeaH1-owned 1Label for an undisclosed sum last month.
News Todd Horvath joins BMI as President and Chief Operating Officer He joins BMI from Equifax, where he served as President of US Information Solutions.
News Andre ‘Dre’ Harris Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal with Warner Chappell Music The Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer joins WCM following recent chart success with Kehlani’s “Folded”
News Bruno Mars pulls record 12.8m concurrent users to Roblox concert The 16x Grammy winner's Steal a Brainrot performance set a new single artist record for most watched virtual concert.
News Too Lost projects nine-figure annual revenue haul for 2026, after adding 100k new artists and labels last year Company forecasts a nine-figure annual revenue haul for the second consecutive year.
News Zac Fox upped to CEO at DEAG’s Kilimanjaro Live Fox succeeds the DEAG-backed company's founder Stuart Galbraith, who will focus on parent company KMJ.
Analysis News Half of all paid music streams globally still take place in just 4 countries (and other highlights from Luminate’s latest report). Forty-four percent of music listeners in the US say they're less likely to be interested in a song if they know it's AI-generated, Luminate reports
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News Dr. Richard James Burgess and son Ace Burgess launch data analytics firm for royalty recovery The new ventures, AudioNumber and Interline Media Group, combine data intelligence with publishing administration services.