News Create Music Group strikes $300M investment in Nettwerk Music Group, as Canadian firm executes management buyout The investment will allow the Nettwerk management team to increase its ownership stake while enabling the company to retain its "identity and independence".
News From Warner and Sony’s Q4 results to DistroKid’s potential $2B sale… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News K-pop industry eyes royalties boost as China’s copyright body signs deals with Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music Komca says the deals address "structural problems" that had hindered royalty collection in China.
News ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival Eleven Music, raises $500m at $11bn valuation The latest round was led by Sequoia Capital, with partner Andrew Reed joining the ElevenLabs board.
News Xania Monet manager launches ‘multi-million-dollar’ JV with Create Music Group Romel Murphy forming 'hybrid AI and traditional' label and management firm dai + drm
News RCA revives JIVE Records with Mike Weiss and David Melhado as co-Presidents The label is returning with "a mission to honor its legacy while reimagining it for today’s music landscape".
News K-pop giant JYP’s China unit and CJ ENM strike joint venture with Tencent Music ONECEAD aims to build artist businesses that "resonate both regionally and globally".
News Spotify to open Istanbul office, names Akshat Harbola as Managing Director for MENA and Türkiye Harbola says that Türkiye as a “priority market” for the streaming giant.
News Edwin Schröter promoted to CEO at [PIAS], as co-founder Kenny Gates becomes Executive Chairman Schröter has been with [PIAS] for more than 25 years and was previously Group Managing Director.
News Marion Gargula and Laurent Pernin promoted to co-General Managers at BMG France The duo have also been elevated to Vice Presidents at the company.
News Spotify says it paid out over $11bn to the music industry in 2025 The streaming giant has hailed the figure as "the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history".
News Saul Fitton joins PULSE Music Group as Senior Vice President/Head of Creative, UK London-based Fitton previously served as Senior Director, A&R for Sony Music Publishing and A&R Manager at Warner Chappell Music
News David Checa joins Warner Chappell Music Colombia as Managing Director The industry veteran will oversee WCM’s operations in one of Latin America’s most influential music markets.
News Wixen files $50m copyright suit against Meta, claims tech giant wants to replace songwriters with AI The lawsuit also claims that Meta wants to cut songwriter royalties to make way for AI-generated music.
News Having spent $160m on music rights to date, Bella Figura buys ‘significant portion’ of catalog from UK indie label Jeepster The deal includes notable releases from Belle And Sebastian, Snow Patrol, and The Gentle Waves.