News Believe UK and Tileyard Music form JV label Tenace Records, led by Co-Presidents Charlie Arme & Michael Harwood Former Universal Marketing Director Chris Dashwood appointed GM.
News TikTok shutdown order for Canada overturned by court Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will have to conduct a new national security review of the ByteDance-owned platform.
News Duetti secures $200m in fresh financing, led by $50m Series C equity investment from The Raine Group The funding consists of a $50 million Series C equity round led by Raine Partners and a $125 million private securitization.
News AEG’s AXS sues website it claims creates counterfeit tickets SecureMyPass.com is being accused of generating fake tickets bearing the AXS trademarks and selling those tickets to unsuspecting customers.
News Universal launches Def Jam Recordings China division in Chengdu, ‘the capital of Chinese hip-hop’ Def Jam Recording China has partnered with China Mobile's Migu to discover talent, and create and distribute music.
News Dani Deahl promoted to Vice President of Creator Policy & Corporate Affairs at Caldecott Music Group Deahl will oversee policy strategy across Caldecott's three divisions: BandLab Technologies, NME Networks, and Vista Musical Instruments
News UMG strikes licensing deal with NetEase Cloud Music for China including ‘artist-centric’ terms covering AI, plans to expand Super VIP tier The agreement includes provisions addressing artificial intelligence, with both companies committing to what they called artist-centric AI principles.
News Udio strikes AI licensing deal with Merlin after UMG and Warner Music settlements The deal includes terms intended to protect what the companies called “the value of human artistry.”
News AI music firm Udio is hiring for a Head of Artist Partnerships to lead negotiations with the music industry Successful candidate will 'define and lead how artists engage with Udio at a pivotal moment in the company’s growth'
News AI-created track blocked from Sweden’s Official Charts after racking up millions of streams on Spotify The AI artist behind the track has gained over 935,800 monthly listeners on Spotify.
News Sony Music buys Munich label F.A.M.E. Recordings The deal includes debut albums from bands Schandmaul and Pam Pam Ida, along with recordings by Feuerschwanz, Werner Schmidbauer, and more.
News Bruno Mars breaks Ticketmaster single-day sales record, with 2.1m tickets sold for ‘The Romantic Tour’ The artist recently added 32 new dates for the Live Nation-produced 2026 tour, expanding to a total of 70 shows.
News Kobalt strikes global publishing partnership with India’s Madverse Music The deal gives Madverse's network of over 150,000 independent artists and labels access to Kobalt's global publishing infrastructure globally.
News HYBE cashes out $3.5m worth of shares, riding on BTS comeback The company is cashing out from a recent stock rally driven by the highly anticipated return of their biggest acts, BTS.
News Bandcamp bans AI-generated music: ‘We want musicians to keep making music’ Users will be able to report suspected AI-generated content through Bandcamp’s reporting tools.