News AudioSalad strikes partnership with Japanese music tech firm RecoChoku The deal expands AudioSalad's presence in Japan after previously partnering with Japanese rights management firm NexTone.
News Spotify edges closer to long-awaited lossless audio launch (report) Findings by Spicetify, a third-party customization tool for Spotify, uncovered mentions of “lossless” audio functionality within Spotify’s latest software update.
News Donald Trump signs Executive Order extending TikTok sale-or-divest due date for third time The latest extension pushes ByteDance's new deadline to September 17, 2025.
News From Ed Sheeran’s copyright victory to the EU’s review of UMG’s Downtown buyout… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
News HarbourView leads $85m investment in AI-powered kids entertainment company Animaj Animaj reports to have a monthly global audience of 242m unique viewers on YouTube
News Create Music Group strikes JV with Star Trak Entertainment, The Neptunes’ former label Star Trak Entertainment was founded in 2001 by Rob Walker, plus Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo of The Neptunes
News Suno and Udio hit with class action lawsuits from independent artist Justice is accusing the AI companies of using recordings and works from “thousands of class members” without authorization to train their AI models.
News Trump grants third TikTok extension as US sale talks stall The latest extension pushes ByteDance's deadline to sell its TikTok US operations to mid-September.
News Wes Donehower promoted to Senior Vice President, A&R at Big Loud and Mercury Records Dual role recognizes the strategic alliance between Big Loud Records and Mercury Records
News BTS plan March 2026 return (report) Enhypen, managed by HYBE's Belift Lab, have reportedly moved their planned March comeback to January to avoid conflicts with BTS activities
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Scott Cutler MBW's Key Songs In The Life Of... meets Scott Cutler, co-CEO of Pulse Music Group
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News Kate Bowling appointed Director of Creative at The Core Entertainment Exec to lead all visual branding and creative direction across The Core Entertainment
News Romain Becker promoted to Chief Product, Operations and Marketing Services Officer at Believe Exec was previously President of Label & Artist Solutions
News Absolute Label Services launches ‘Anthology’ business management portal for independent sector – featuring support from an AI-powered ‘music executive’ Absolute says that its AI chatbot is trained on "vast amounts of industry knowledge, data, and expertise"
News Alex Duncan appointed Chief Technology Officer of UK commercial radio giant Global Duncan joins Global from the British Heart Foundation, where she worked as CTO since 2022
News NewJeans appeal to go independent rejected by Seoul High Court, as latest ruling enforces exclusive contracts with HYBE’s ADOR Court rejects appeal against an injunction banning them from 'independent entertainment activities without approval from ADOR
News Bruno Mars joins Fortnite Festival as Season 9 ‘icon’ Other artists who have been featured as "icons" on Fortnite include The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, and Sabrina Carpenter
