News Universal Music strikes strategic partnership with India-based talent agency REPRESENT The two companies plan to work together on artist development, fan engagement and other efforts
News SM Entertainment, the K-pop giant behind superstars like NCT Dream, sees revenues rise 11.8% YoY to over $200m in Q3 Consolidated operating profit amounted to a record high of KRW 50.5 billion ($38.5 million), up 69.8% YoY
Analysis News Reservoir Media’s revenues grew 15% YoY to $38.4m in calendar Q3 Reservoir Media raises guidance after 15% surge in revenue
News Country star Kane Brown sells ‘select publishing assets’ to HarbourView Investment firm led by Sherrese Clarke Soares announces its latest acquisition
News Superfan platform Fave launches AI-supported tool for artists to identify and reach their biggest fans Company says that the tool uses advanced analytics to provide artists with granular data on Fave users
News Mike Caren joins Futureverse AI text-to-music venture JEN as a founding Partner Futureverse raised $54m in a series A funding round this summer from backers including 10T Holdings and Ripple
News The Beatles’ last song ‘Now and Then’ to be released November 2 Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr relied on AI tech to salvage the song that John Lennon wrote and recorded as a demo in 1978
News Spotify’s price hike didn’t hurt subscriptions, and 3 other things we learned on its latest earnings call MBW listened in to SPOT's Q3 earnings call. Here's what we learned...
Analysis Blatant Plagiarism? 5 key takeaways from Universal’s lyrics lawsuit against AI unicorn Anthropic Lawsuit against AI company could prove to be a decisive moment in establishing the legal boundaries of artificial intelligence
News Juice WRLD estate, Dr. Luke sued over royalties for ‘Not Enough’ The lawsuit also names as a defendant music publisher Opus Music Group, which acquired a large stake in Juice WRLD’s catalog earlier this year.
Analysis News Gap between music and video streaming prices widens as Netflix announces $3 hike to Premium subscriptions Netflix Premium will now cost $22.99 per month in the US, up $3 from $19.99, an increase of 15%
News AI music generator Riffusion raises $4m in seed funding round Round was led by Greycroft Partners, South Park Commons and Sky9
News Warner’s Spinnin’ Records partners with generative AI startup Endel to create 50 AI-generated wellness albums Spinnin’ named as first label to activate Warner Music Group’s global Endel deal
Analysis News The strategic reason HYBE’s Chairman wants to retire in 10 years, and 2 other things we learned from Bang Si-Hyuk’s recent interview Bang Si-hyuk explained the logic behind HYBE's US expansion, the differences between the US and Korean music industries, and his retirement, in recent chat with Bloomberg
News Anghami issued with Nasdaq warning over share price Nasdaq rules require listed businesses to maintain a minimum share price of USD $1.