News Bandcamp Fridays hit $154m in payouts since 2020, with $19m paid in 2025 alone The latest figure represents a $31 million increase from the $123 million Bandcamp reported in May 2024.
News PRS for Music and IPRS strike licensing deal for Apple Fitness+ India launch IPRS will license the service in India while PRS for Music will handle processing, matching reported music usage with registered works and distributing royalties.
News TikTok signs deal with Oracle consortium for US business The ByteDance-owned platform has signed a joint venture agreement with Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi's MGX that is set to finalize on December 22.
News Create Music Group acquires UK dance label Cr2 The deal brings Cr2 Records, MBMB Publishing, and music education platform Sample Tools by Cr2 under CMG’s ownership.
News Trump administration threatens Spotify, other EU firms over ‘discriminatory’ EU enforcement action The Office of the US Trade Representative warned it may impose fees and restrictions on European tech companies operating in the US.
News AEG reports 19% jump in shows at London’s O2 Arena to record 239 in 2025; ticket sales up 11.4% The venue set a new attendance record when Radiohead drew 22,355 fans during a four-night run
News Billboard just made ‘free’ streams worth more on its US charts. YouTube is still not happy – and is pulling its data. Paid streams will still be weighted more favorably than ad-supported plays on Billboard's chartd, but by a smaller margin than before.
News BMG renews, expands global publishing deal with TikTok The expanded deal includes enhanced reporting and attribution standards for digital platforms
News Saregama invests $36m in Bollywood studio Bhansali Productions, secures exclusive music rights for future films India's oldest music label has the option to increase its stake in the studio to 51% by 2030.
News Live Nation expands in Thailand with Impact Arena deal The deal gives Live Nation control of operations at the 40,000-square-meter venue with a seating capacity of 12,000.
News Realize Music, with Tuned Global as strategic partner, launches ‘Sing’ VR game with 1m+ licensed tracks The platform features licensed tracks from Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Beggars Group
News Dionne Warwick sued by rights company over royalties from Doja Cat sample deal Artists Rights Enforcement claimed the singer tried to cut off payments under agreements they struck since 2002.
News Beatchain launches music platform WAVVI in West Africa via AFROSON1C X partnership WAVVI will offer streaming distribution, AI-powered advertising campaigns, performance and auience analytics and audio mixing tools, among others.
News Berlin startup Mirelo raises $41m in seed funding for AI-generated video sound Founded in 2023, the startup develops foundation models that produce synchronized sound effects for video content.
News Warner India’s Divo names Sony veteran Ashok Parwani as Head of Music Parwani spent two decades at Sony Music India, where he helped build the company’s southern India operations.