News Ollie Wards departs as TikTok’s Director of Music for Australia and New Zealand Wards' adieu follows hot on the heels of Charlotte Stahl's departure as head of Music Partnerships for the EMEA region
News Live Nation acquires majority stake in Chile’s Movistar Arena Live Nation's expansion into Latin America's live music markets continues apace
News Alain Lanceron named Chairman Emeritus of Warner Classics & Erato as David Bither expands role to head up WMG’s classical labels Markus Petersen, currently SVP Global Operations & Business Development, Classics, is being promoted to the new role of Executive VP & General Manager, Warner Classics.
News SoundCloud partners with Imogen Heap’s Auracles on artist data platform The integration allows artists to import music projects between the two platforms and access all of their metadata, stems, PRs and more.
News Digital music collection society amra overhauls client portal with real-time data access The revamped Revenue Dashboard has shifted revenue updates to weekly refreshes from the previous quarterly schedule.
News From UMG’s ‘robust remedy’ to address Downtown deal concern, to GoDigital Music’s Marc Anthony catalog buy… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News UMG submits ‘robust remedy’ to EU regulator to address ‘only remaining concern’ about $775m Downtown deal Company says its response to the regulator 'comprehensively addresses' the Commission's outstanding issue with the transaction.
News GoDigital Music buys Marc Anthony catalog in eight-figure deal; acquires broader tranche of Latin music rights in separate $115m transaction GoDigital Music says it has acquired "several" Latin music catalogs in a transaction valued at approximately $115m.
News Warner Music Australasia and SE Asia makes series of promotions to strengthen leadership team Key leaders will help strengthen the regional roster and accelerate global artist export.
News Sony Music Publishing signs global deal with BigXthaPlug The announcement comes days before the Texas-born rapper embarks on his Take Care tour across the U.S. and Canada.
News Jay-Z’s MarcyPen Capital eyes $500m Korean culture investment fund in partnership with Hanwha Asset Management Partnership arrives amid the rising global popularity of Korean music and entertainment
News 10cc’s Graham Gouldman sues ex-manager for allegedly ignoring copyright terminations Gouldman says ex-manager Harvey Lisberg has ignored termination notices on the copyrights of 13 compositions
News Pro Music Rights says it’s ‘exploring legal action’ in response to Congressman letter calling for FTC investigation US Representative Scott Fitzgerald's requested a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the PRO's business practices.
News Rostrum Pacific secures $150m from Crayhill Capital to ‘accelerate’ music catalog acquisition strategy Rostrum aims to become 'the preeminent independent music company,' and acquisitions are a part of its strategy
News Spotify to let users ‘steer the algorithm’ by personalizing playlists with AI prompts The new feature is 'part of a broader shift in how we think about personalization,' Spotify says
News Warner Chappell Music unifies global sync operations under Rich Robinson Robinson will also take oversight of Warner Chappell’s Audio Asset division
Analysis News TikTok’s Add to Music App tool has been used to save over 3bn tracks to music streaming services to date Taylor Swift was TikTok's Global Most-Saved Artist in 2025
News Charlotte Stahl, TikTok’s Head of Music Partnerships EMEA, exits Exec joined TikTok in 2020 as Artist Relations Manager for Germany