News Wireless Festival cancelled after UK government blocks Kanye West from entering Britain Home Office says rapper's presence "would not be conducive to the public good"
News Chad Doerge named President and Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Round Hill Music The AI fintech and investment banking veteran joins the music rights firm during a period of strategic expansion.
News Elon Musk’s X seizes on Supreme Court’s landmark Cox ruling in bid to derail music publishers’ copyright case X Corp has told a Nashville federal court that last week's ruling renders the publishers' surviving claims defunct.
News Salt-N-Pepa file appeal brief urging court to revive master recordings case against UMG The latest filing follows the court's dismissal of the duo's lawsuit in January 2026
News CTM Outlander acquires masters catalog of US singer-songwriter Matt Simons Led by CEO André de Raaff, CTM Outlander is a JV between Netherlands-based CTM and US-based Outlander Capital
News Kevin Mayer, former TikTok CEO and Disney veteran, joins HYBE board of directors Los Angeles-based Mayer was installed as a non-executive director of HYBE
News Sony Music and University of Southern California settle copyright lawsuit over music used in social media posts USC's athletics social media accounts allegedly featured 170 Sony-owned songs without permission.
News Live events giant CTS Eventim generated $3.48B in revenue last year, up 9.6% YoY — but shares fall on cautious 2026 outlook Germany-headquartered company reported its Q4 and FY annual results on Thursday (March 26)
News Germany’s GEMA paid out $1.3B to rightsholders in 2025, up 1.4% YoY The German collection society described the results as "excellent," but total revenues grew less than 1%
News Taylor Swift sued for alleged trademark infringement over ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ Complaint filed in California on Monday, March 30
News From the Supreme Court’s Cox ruling to Primary Wave’s Kobalt deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Record labels and Spotify seek $322M default judgment from pirate group Anna’s Archive A motion for default judgment and an accompanying memorandum of law were filed on March 25.
News Deezer licenses AI music detection technology to Hungarian rights organization EJI CMO becomes first in Hungary to deploy Deezer's AI detection tech.
News Primary Wave makes strategic investment in Vietnam’s POPS Music – with plans to ramp up catalog deals in Southeast Asia POPS claims to be 'home to the largest catalog of Vietnamese and Indonesian music'
News Australia’s GYRO Group expands into Latin America with new office in Brazil The global music company has opened a new HQ in Santos, São Paulo, Brazil.