News Lauren Demarte promoted to Chief Operating Officer at GoDigital Music Exec also oversees operations in Colombia
News Music startup Mogul raises $5M; says it has tracked $1.5B+ in royalties for artists to date Mogul says the funding will be used to expand its ability to serve "artists, managers, and business managers of all kinds".
News Donald Trump and Isaac Hayes estate reach settlement in copyright case over use of ‘Hold On, I’m Coming’ The lawsuit was originally filed in August 2024.
Analysis Why true independence in music has never been more important The following MBW op/ed comes from Pascal Bittard, founding President of digital distributor and artist & label services company IDOL
News John Langford promoted to President, Asia-Pacific for AEG International Langford will lead the development and execution of AEG’s Asia-Pacific expansion strategy across venues and real estate.
Analysis News Live Nation files to pause antitrust case for appeal, days after pulling public post calling for DOJ to ‘move on’ and settle Live Nation Entertainment asks judge to pause the DOJ antitrust case while two legal questions are reviewed by an appeals court.
News Salt-N-Pepa file notice of appeal over UMG lawsuit dismissal, with ‘Blurred Lines’ lawyer as counsel Lawsuit against UMG over the copyrights to their master recordings was dismissed in January
News AI-driven kids media firm Animaj strikes global deal with The Orchard’s Magic Star and Sony Music Publishing Deal sees The Orchard’s kids division handle recordings distribution while Sony Music Publishing administers publishing rights across Animaj’s catalogue.
News Atlantic Music Group strikes joint venture with indie label Today Is Vintage Indie label was founded by Swedish music executive, artist, and entrepreneur, Rebin Shah
News Greg Prata promoted to Chief Financial Officer at Sony Music Publishing, as Tom Kelly retires after 35-year career Prata will remain based in New York and report to SMP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Platt.
News Suno hires ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as Chief Commercial Officer Sirota will report directly to CEO Mikey Shulman.
News AI sample generator Just 4 Noise raises $1M from BADideas.fund, Sound Hub Denmark and more Just 4 Noise lets producers describe the sound they want and get “individual, unique, royalty-free sounds” that they can drop directly into their DAW.
News Apple revives the Apple Music Connect name — this time as a B2B promo platform for labels and distributors The relaunched Apple Music Connect gives label and distributor teams a single dashboard to manage the parts of a release cycle.
News From UMG’s deal with superfan platform EVEN to Live Nation’s $25B in 2025… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Virgin Music Group completes Downtown acquisition; Pieter van Rijn named COO as Downtown founder Justin Kalifowitz steps away Pieter van Rijn appointed Chief Operating Officer of VMG
News Live Nation says Ticketmaster breakup threat is already over, calls for DOJ settlement: ‘It’s time to move on.’ Live Nation's EVP of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Dan Wall, said the company is "ready" to reach a deal with the DOJ and state attorneys general
News Live Nation annual revenues top $25B in 2025, up $2B YoY, with adjusted operating profit of $2.4B Another banner year for Michael Rapino's company – complete with a US vs. non-US milestone
News Chris Welz named partner at Secretly Distribution after company’s ‘biggest year ever’ The longtime COO steps into ownership after two decades at the independent distributor.