News Charles Goldstuck’s GoldState secures ‘significant’ Bridgepoint investment for growth equity fund targeting music companies A source close to the details told MBW: 'Charles is looking to deploy up to a billion dollars in growth equity capital over the next few years.'
News The Circuit Group launches indie artist and label services arm, Beat Switch Beat Switch Music Services has been operating quietly for the past 24 months, and now supports more than 20 independent labels.
News Suno: We’ve hit 2M paid subscribers and $300M annual revenue CEO and co-founder Mikey Shulman shared the figures this week, two years after the platform's launch
News DOJ fires back at Live Nation’s ‘desperate’ bid to delay antitrust trial, says motion is legally barred The DOJ filed the opposition brief on Tuesday (February 24)
Interviews ‘Our job is to bridge heritage and relevance without ever undermining what came before.’ Sally Davies, Managing Director of Abbey Road, discusses the legendary studio's newest initiatives and technology - and the responsibility that comes with its unparalleled history...
News Miley Cyrus asks court to dismiss ‘Flowers’ copyright case, calling similarities to Bruno Mars hit ‘commonplace’ and unprotectable Cyrus’ lawyers pushed back on Tempo's claims including allegations of similar pitch sequences, and similarities in the lyrics' characters and plots.
News Grammy winner Shaboozey signs publishing deal with EMPIRE Agreement extends artist’s relationship with EMPIRE beyond recordings following breakout chart success
News Sacem secures ‘landmark’ agreement with UAE-based CMO, the Emirates Music Rights Association (EMRA) The deal is said to mark a "turning point" for the protection and fair remuneration of creators, authors, composers, and publishers in the UAE.
News Sony Music Publishing launches in the Philippines, appoints Stephanie Ortiz as General Manager for the market Ortiz reports to Sony Music Publishing’s newly appointed President for Asia, Roslyn Pineda.
News Min Hee-jin proposes to forgo $18M court win in exchange for HYBE dropping all lawsuits against her, NewJeans, ex-employees and fans Min tells HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk to "meet in the realm of creation, not in the courtroom.”
News Lauren Demarte promoted to Chief Operating Officer at GoDigital Music Exec also oversees operations in Colombia
News Google acquires AI music platform – and Suno challenger – ProducerAI Google has acquired ProducerAI, the AI music creation platform formerly known as Riffusion, bringing the startup and its team into Google Labs.
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.
News Artist representatives launch ‘Say No To Suno’ campaign: ‘AI slop dilutes the royalty pools of legitimate artists from whose music this slop is derived.’ Open letter slams AI music generator
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.