News AEG’s AXS forms ticketing JV in Japan with Lawson Entertainment The partnership builds on AXS’s existing operation in Japan, which launched in 2018.
News Live music discovery platform Bandsintown reaches 100m registered users The company says it now has a network of over 700,000 registered artists and 65,000 venues and promoters.
News Mariah Carey named as MusiCares 2026 Person of the Year The event will be held on January 30, 2026, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two days before the 2026 Grammy Awards.
News Labels fire back at Suno’s attempt to dismiss YouTube stream-ripping claims They argued that Suno violated federal anti-circumvention laws regardless of any fair use defense.
News Suno and Udio face another lawsuit from indie artists over AI training, echoing major labels’ stream-ripping allegations The AI firms are being accused of maintaining internal libraries of copied audio and lyric files that staff and contractors access for testing and other purposes.
News Dr. Richard James Burgess named Chair at the UK’s PPL as John Smith steps down Burgess succeeds John Smith OBE, who will be stepping down after nearly a decade leading the board.
News Suno is generating more than $100M in annual revenue – and is in talks to raise more money at a $2B valuation The company is currently generating more than $100 million in annual recurring revenue, Bloomberg said, citing sources.
News Roger de Graaf, co-founder of Spinnin’ Records, launches new company Fluent Music Group De Graaf launched the new company with marketing executive Robert Tammens, who previously worked at Spinnin' Records.
News FUGA extends partnership with classical music company Naxos The expanded partnership adds strategic marketing, specialist YouTube services, product development, and more.
News City of Hope honors Warner Records’ Tom Corson with Spirit of Life Award Cher presented the award to the Warner Records executive, while Michael Bublé performed during the evening.
News Beatport launches ticketing platform exclusively for dance music events Beatport Tickets will allow labels, promoters, and venues in the UK and European Union to sell tickets through Beatportal.
News Spotify adds text input and Spanish requests to AI DJ Spotify also added personalized prompt suggestions to help users who are unsure what to request, with the system generating three suggestions.
News beatBread launches $100m global indie fund in partnership with AIM, WIN, IMPALA Labels will be able to borrow against existing catalog revenue streams, securing advances for artist signings and more.
News Too Lost makes ‘seven-figure’ investment in catalog acquisition startup AntiFragile Equity Partners The deal combines Too Lost's distribution infrastructure with AntiFragile's catalog acquisition model.
News Netflix inks Spotify deal to stream video podcasts starting 2026 Netflix subscribers will gain access to sports, culture, lifestyle and true crime video podcasts that currently stream on Spotify's platform.