News The music industry is closing in on a billion global subscribers – with Spotify out in front MIDiA Research estimates that the global subscriber count grew 10.1% YoY in 2025
News Superfan platform EVEN partners with Cinq Music to bring D2C tools to indie company’s global artist roster The Cinq deal follows a run of distributor and label partnerships for EVEN over the past year.
News US appeals court revives copyright case against Ricky Martin over 2014 FIFA World Cup album track ‘Vida’ An appeals court vacated a lower court order that had granted Martin summary judgment against songwriter Luis Adrián Cortés-Ramos.
News Scooter Braun and Guy Oseary among backers of Swsh, which has raised $4M to turn fan-captured live content into data The funding will support swsh's expansion across music, sports, and brand experiential marketing.
Interviews Ashley Gorley talks country music’s global appeal and mentoring Nashville’s next generation of hitmakers at indie pubco Tape Room MBW's Trailblazers series meets Ashley Gorley – hit songwriter and founder of Tape Room Music.
News Four music datasets holding millions of tracks are being shared among AI developers, The Atlantic reports The collections were identified by The Atlantic's Alex Reisner, who reported that they are circulating within the AI-development community.
News Tech startup Artist Included launches with plan to re-record classic songs using AI. First up: Karma Chameleon with Boy George Artist Included was founded by entrepreneur Paul "PK" Kemsley and entertainment attorney and film producer Jeremy Rosen.
News Live Nation acquires majority stake in Argentina’s Movistar Arena Buenos Aires The Buenos Aires arena opened in 2019 and hosts more than 250 events a year, drawing more than 2.5 million fans annually.
News YouTube launches Music Nights concert series, turning album releases into live fan events The series turns artists' album releases into filmed live shows at intimate venues, which stream on YouTube for fans worldwide.
News Sir Lucian Grainge highlights global opportunity for Japanese artists ahead of Music Awards in Tokyo, where UMG artists Fujii Kaze and Mrs. GREEN APPLE win top prizes Grainge delivered remarks at an official gala for Music Awards Japan, according to UMG.
Interviews ‘I didn’t want to jump from the majors onto a hamster wheel for investors and have them in my business every day.’ Having built his reputation at Interscope, Joie Manda now runs his own label (Encore Recordings) and publishing company (Platinum Grammar) – and is once again making waves and breaking artists…
News ‘Michael’ becomes highest-grossing music biopic in history – overtaking ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ with $911M+ at global box office Total comprises $358.6M domestically and $553.3M from international markets
News Amy Mackie appointed Managing Director, Ticketing at TEG Amy Mackie will oversee ticketing strategy and operations across Australia, New Zealand, Asia and the UK.
News The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn tour has grossed more than $440M in 2026 alone – on over 3M tickets sold The stadium tour has sold over 3 million tickets this year alone, making it the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist, according to Live Nation
News From UMG’s €1B bond sale to Warner Music’s Sureel AI acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
Interviews Warped Tour founder Kevin Lyman on rewarding superfans, breaking artists, and the business of festivals Kevin Lyman on the festival's past, present, and future, and the one thing he'd change about the music business.
News South Korean prosecutors decline to charge HYBE executives over Min Hee-jin’s criminal complaints (report) The complaints stemmed from a statement that HYBE issued in 2024, which alleged that Min had consulted a shaman on matters related to running ADOR.