News FIVE Holdings, parent of electronic music experiences firm Pacha Group, secures $460m credit facility for global expansion The financing arrangement was struck with Commercial Bank of Dubai, AAIB, and Santander.
News Spotify has deleted 75m+ ‘spammy tracks’ – as it unveils new AI music policies Spotify introduces a suite of new policies for managing AI-generated content on its service
News Universal Music UK revives Fontana label led by Tom Lewis; Laura Monks named President at Decca Records Fontana to serve as dedicated home for jazz, folk, blues and soul artists
Interviews Meet the data-driven platform quietly powering promo campaigns for industry heavyweights Listn Co-Founder Robin Hammouti on how his company is trying to "revolutionize" the music promotions space…
News Suno releases ‘most powerful’ model yet, days after record labels allege illegal ‘stream ripping’ from YouTube The company is also teasing the upcoming launch I-powered audio workstation 'Suno Studio'
News EU recorded music revenues grew 9.1% to reach $6.2bn in 2024, but subscriber adoption lags behind US, UK markets Recorded music revenue growth in the European Union was more than the US, China and Brazil combined, the IFPI says in a new report
News Patrick Clifton appointed Executive Director of global indie music think tank ORCA ORCA was established in 2024 by a coalition of independent labels
News EVEN partners with Too Lost to bring direct-to-fan sales to 400,000 artists and labels Partnership extends EVEN's reach to 500,000 artists across 3,000+ labels and distributors in more than 110 countries
News Suno faces another allegation of ‘stream-ripping’ from YouTube… This time in class action led by indie artist The latest allegation follows similar stream-ripping accusations from major record labels filed just three days earlier .
News HYBE sells $27m stake in rival YG Entertainment’s YG Plus subsidiary HYBE sold its 7.67% stake in YG Plus via after-hours block trade transactions.
News Universal Music Greater China inks new global deal with superstar Nana Ouyang Ten years after her debut, Nana Ouyang re-joins Universal Music Greater China
News Taylor Swift’s release party film for new album generated $15m in first-day presales The 89-minute film is forecast to rake in between $30 million and $50 million.
News ElevenLabs secures NVIDIA investment, weeks after launching AI music platform to challenge Suno ElevenLabs launched Eleven Music, a rival to Suno and Udio, in August. The launch marked its expansion beyond voice synthesis into full AI music generation.
News HYBE expands into India, opening fifth global HQ in Mumbai Company says the launch of HYBE INDIA is a key part of its ‘multi-home, multi-genre’ strategy
News Zebralution inks distribution deals with indie labels 8 Head, Casa Nueve, Folded Music and artist, Bawo The signings come about two months after Zebralution promoted William Hallström to Head of International Business Developments.