News In victory for HYBE, SM Entertainment ends Kakao deal as court blocks firm from issuing new shares Seoul court grants provisional injunction to block the company from issuing new shares
News Tuned Global acquires AI-powered music tech and DJ app company Pacemaker Pacemaker holds several patents for its proprietary AI technology
News UK public performance joint venture PPL PRS has paid out $1.2bn+ to creators and rightsholders to date JV launched in 2018
News Spotify rival Anghami sued by PopArabia, Reservoir over allegedly streaming unlicensed songs Lawsuit was filed in December
News US sets 30-day deadline to delete TikTok from federal devices as Canada also follows European Commission ban US and Canada have followed the European Commission in banning the use of ByteDance-owned TikTok from employees devices
News After securing $100m to buy film and TV music rights, Cutting Edge forms strategic venture with Village Roadshow Entertainment Deal covers all of VREG's past and future music publishing assets, soundtrack album releases and music supervision services
News Spotify dips a toe in NFT space, via token-gated playlists starting with Universal’s virtual band Kingship KINGSHIP revealed via Twitter that it's teaming up with Spotify on a token-enabled playlist
News HYBE warns of potential ‘legal measures’ against SM Entertainment over Kakao deal (report) Rift between K-Pop giants HYBE and SM Entertainment escalates
News After partnering with Warner last year, pre-cleared music for games platform STYNGR inks licensing deal with ICE Services STYNGR offers pre-cleared music for games and the metaverse
News Joel Zimmerman joins Range Media as partner in music division Zimmerman spent 13 years of his career at WME
News London’s V&A Museum acquires David Bowie archive with £10m donation from Blavatnik Family Foundation, Warner Music Archive covers more than 80,000 items from Bowie’s six-decade career
News Yvette Medina named Head of Latin Music at YMU Medina joins the company from her own artist management company, Creative Management Firm
News Jaxsta acquires ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ Vampr News comes just three months after Vampr received investment from Downtown
News Deezer strikes long-term partnership with speaker maker Sonos to power Sonos Radio globally Sonos launched its ad-supported radio streaming service in 2020
News SM Entertainment, the company behind K-Pop stars EXO and Aespa, generated revenues of $198m in Q4 2022, up 18.2% YoY SM Entertainment posts Q4 financial results