News TikTok challenger Connyct partners with Warner Music Group in lead up to launch At least for now, the app will be available only to post-secondary students in the US
News Believe finalizes acquisition of Turkey’s Dogan Music Company, following green light from regulators Believe CEO Denis Ladegaillerie has made it clear he plans to continue the company's global expansion
News Alliance Entertainment reports increase in CD sales, thanks to K-pop and Taylor Swift Alliance sold 1.1 million CD copies of Swift's new album in the first week after its release
News T.I. and Tiny win $71m judgment in OMG Girlz copyright infringement case Rapper T.I. and singer-songwriter Tameka “Tiny” Harris-Cottle have won an intellectual property rights battle against a major US toymaker
News Beggars Group partners with Reactional to bring personalized music to video games Gamers spent more than $125 billion in in-game purchases in 2023, and Reactional wants music to be part of that
Analysis News From Global Music Rights’ $3.3bn valuation to the Miley Cyrus copyright lawsuit… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News France’s recorded music market generated $450m in H1, as paid subscription revenues grow 11.3% YoY Sixteen of the top 20 albums in France in H1 2024 were domestically produced
Analysis News Universal’s direct-to-fan business has been growing at a whopping 33% rate, and 3 other things we learned at UMG’s Capital Markets Day UMG has revealed it's working with Spotify on the streaming platform's new 'Super-Premium' subscription tier
News Tempo Music sues Miley Cyrus (and half the music industry) for allegedly copying Bruno Mars’ ‘When I Was Your Man’ on megahit ‘Flowers’ Numerous music streaming services, along with Live Nation and Disney, are named as defendants in the copyright infringement suit
Analysis Who owns Live Nation? The concert's giants owners include Liberty Media, some heavy-hitting investment firms... and Jimmy Iovine
Analysis News From HYBE’s mystery acquisition to the copyright lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News HYBE’s NewJeans fallout is getting tenser by the day, as new CEO says company ‘follows the rules and pursues precision management’ HYBE CEO addresses NewJeans ultimatum after shareholders meeting
News Court allows copyright infringement suit over Dua Lipa’s megahit Levitating to proceed A copyright infringement case over Dua Lipa's megahit Levitating is set to go forward
News Spotify: We accounted for less than 1% of $10m generated in US streaming fraud case The company says it "invests heavily" in tools to detect and prevent streaming fraud
News K-pop giant HYBE asks court to unmask YouTubers accusing its artists of ‘plagiarism’ HYBE has filed defamation lawsuits against seven YouTube channels that it says have damaged the company's and artists' reputations.