News India added nearly 4m paid music streaming subscriptions in 2025, taking its total to 14.4m, according to new report However, the report found that of the 178 million people who streamed music in 2025, only about 8% were paying for it.
News Pirate site Anna’s Archive hit with $322M default judgment over music scraping — but will Spotify and record labels ever see the money? Whether the plaintiffs will ever see the $322 million award remains unclear, as Anna’s Archive’s operators remain anonymous.
News UK collection org PPL’s revenue grew 4.75% YoY to $415m in FY 2025; paid out $102m to performers & rightsholders in Q1 2026 In 2025, PPL paid royalties to more than 182,000 performers and recording rightsholders, including 16,000 who received payments for the first time.
News Canada’s SOCAN paid out USD $366m to rightsholders in 2025, warns AI is ‘placing mounting pressure’ on livelihoods Canadian performing rights society SOCAN generated revenues of CAD $587.1 million ($420m) in 2025, up 5% compared with 2024.
News BTS label BigHit Music asks US court to unmask X user who leaked ‘ARIRANG’ before release The HYBE-owned label is targeting an X account that allegedly distributed unreleased songs and other album assets before ARIRANG dropped.
News Ticketmaster launches app within ChatGPT, bringing event discovery to OpenAI’s chatbot For Ticketmaster, the app enables discovery and paid marketing as OpenAI is also testing sponsored ad placements in ChatGPT.
News After closing $267m ABS deal, Seeker Music acquires Nu Shooz catalog Nu Shooz's dance track "I Can’t Wait", which celebrates its 40th anniversary, climbed to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
News Spotify gives users the option to switch off video content across its platform Spotify is rolling out new toggles that allow listeners to switch off video content, including Canvas visuals and podcast videos.
News Switzerland’s MusicBird acquires catalog of Supertramp bassist Dougie Thomson British rock band Supertramp sold more than 60 million albums since they were formed in 1970.
News TuneCore partners with RoyFi to offer royalty advances to indie artists Artists can secure direct cash advances without giving up equity or transferring ownership of copyrights.
News Major labels and ISP Altice seek more time to weigh Supreme Court ruling in latest Cox fallout The case has been put on hold since August 2025, pending the Supreme Court’s decision on Cox Communications v. Sony Music Entertainment.
News Sony Music and UMG form NINE BY NINE music festivals joint venture in Japan NINE BY NINE will engage in planning and production of music festivals in Asia, and supporting Japanese artists seeking to expand internationally.
News Suno’s licensing talks with major labels in limbo with ‘no path forward’ (Report) Talks with UMG and Warner Music have seen little progress, while Suno hasn't been able to reach a deal with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times.
News Bill Ackman thinks he’ll convince UMG shareholders to take his deal. JP Morgan isn’t so sure. The music giant said it will review the proposal and analyze its implications for shareholders, employees, artists and songwriters.
News After Cox ruling, Supreme Court wipes out Grande Communications’ $47M music piracy verdict The Supreme Court vacated the 2022 judgment and remanded the case to the Fifth Circuit for reconsideration in light of Cox v. Sony Music.