News Oasis add South America dates in Argentina, Brazil and Chile amid ‘resounding global response’ to 2025 world tour plans What began as a limited series of concerts on the British Isles is now turning into a full-fledged world tour
News SESAC wins 10.4% increase in royalties collected from US radio Both SESAC and radio station group RMLC are painting the outcome of arbitration as a win
News Germany’s GEMA launches ‘AI Charter’ laying out legal and ethical principles for artificial intelligence in music The performing rights org says the charter is meant to spark a conversation about the role of AI
Analysis News From Ed Sheeran’s copyright appeal win to the asset-backed securities boom… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Madlib sues former manager for alleged ‘rank self-dealing’ and ‘pervasive mismanagement’ The rapper has asked a California court to dissolve his businesses that have been run for years by record exec Egon
News Latest round of TIDAL layoffs could hit a quarter of staff (report) Speculation within the company says as many as 100 people could lose their jobs
Analysis News Deezer reports 11% revenue growth for calendar Q3 The company attributes its revenue growth to new partnerships and subscription price hikes
News YouTube ad revenues reached $8.92bn in Q3, up 12.2% YoY YouTube's ad revenues beat analysts' expectations
News Live events company DEAG acquires Italy-based promoter MC² Live The 46-year-old company has developed live events and ticketing businesses across Europe
News ASCAP and Sacem form strategic alliance that will include a new AI task force The new partnership builds on earlier collaborations between the two collective management organizations
Analysis News Reservoir upgrades financial guidance after reporting 6% jump in revenues to $40.7m in calendar Q3 Company has raised its revenue and EBITDA forecasts for the fiscal year
News Chris Brown and Drake sued for at least $5m over alleged copyright infringement on ‘No Guidance’ 'No Guidance' has been streamed more than 1 billion times on Spotify, and viewed more than 480 million times on YouTube
Analysis News HYBE’s CEO just issued an apology to K-Pop artists, fans and rival labels amid a torrent of controversies from leaked internal documents. What’s going on? Disparaging comments about certain K-pop stars have angered fans, while other revelations have piqued the interest of regulators
News Duetti secures fresh $114m to buy indie artist catalogs, including $80m raised through firm’s first asset-backed securitization transaction Company, which officially launched in May 2023, says it has raised $235 million so far
News Universal Music enters into strategic partnership with AI music startup KLAY Klay says it's building 'a new Large Music Model (KLayMM) that will significantly advance state-of-the-art music AI'