Analysis News Live Nation files bid to pause antitrust case, days after pulling a 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 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 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.
News Sphere Entertainment’s revenues topped $1.2bn in 2025, up 8% YoY; Wizard Of Oz has generated $290M since August launch The Las Vegas venue's concert residencies in 2025 included the Eagles, Dead & Company, and the Backstreet Boys.
News Sony Music France acquires Paris-based indie label and publishing company Spookland Spookland will transition into Bleu Revolver, which will continue operating as an independent label in partnership with Sony Music Group France.
News Live Nation loses bid to dismiss DoJ antitrust lawsuit, trial set for March US District Judge Arun Subramanian granted Live Nation's motion for summary judgment on some claims while allowing others to proceed.
News AWAL strikes global distribution deal with Italy’s Artist First Artist First will offer local marketing and promotional services to AWAL artists looking to break into the Italian market.
News Spotify says it has ‘helped artists generate’ $1bn+ in ticket sales to date. Now it’s teaming up with SeatGeek to drive even more SeatGeek becomes the latest ticketing platform to join Spotify's growing live events ecosystem.
News Google just launched Lyria 3 – its ‘most advanced’ AI music generator yet – in the Gemini app Lyria 3 lets Gemini users create 30-second tracks from text prompts or images
News Concord opens new Los Angeles office on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills 'This new office signals the future of Concord,' said CEO Bob Valentine