News Headphone maker Beyerdynamic sold to China’s Cosonic for $139m Cosonic says the deal will help it enhance its resilience against the uncertainties of potential trade hurdles.
News French-language music streams surge 192% on Spotify since 2019 French music listening now totals more than 64 million hours per month worldwide, according to Spotify’s latest Francophone Report for June 2025.
News Spotify expands ‘Heart & Soul’ mental health initiative with Backline partnership Spotify will make a domination to initiatives like MusiCares, Music Minds Matter, and Chappell Roan's Backline initiative.
News Sony Music Entertainment Japan acquires ‘full rights’ to Spookiz animation franchise Sony Music Labels will work with South Korea's Keyring to produce new Spookiz animations.
News Labels push back against government support for Cox Communications in copyright infringement battle The labels described the Justice Department's position as “bewildering,” saying the ISP protected its own profits.
News Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma launch OpenWav app that lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans The startup lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans, and employs AI to help musicians analyze audience data.
News Sony Corp opens up 360 virtual mixing audio tech to music creators and more The technology uses specialized headphones to recreate the acoustic environment of professional studios, allowing anyone to produce studio-quality mixes anywhere.
News RIAA applauds ‘critical stand’ made by Disney and NBCUniversal in copyright lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney The complaint marks the first major AI copyright challenge from Hollywood studio giants.
News NMPA says Spotify ‘bundling’ move could cost music publishers $3.1bn through 2032 NMPA General Counsel Danielle Aguirre said Spotify's bundling move resulted in $230m in lost revenue during its first year
News Sony Music partners with LuxuryKSA to develop Saudi talent The joint venture targets the global expansion of Khaliji pop artists from Saudi Arabia’s music scene.
News HYBE stock rallies to three-year high ahead of BTS return after military service RM and V were discharged from the military on Tuesday, while Jimin and Jung Kook are set to complete their service on Wednesday.
News Anthem Music Publishing acquires Marty Robbins song catalog The acquisition covers more than 500 songs released across 72 albums spanning the late 1940s through the early 1980s.
News Apple Music adds lyrics translation and karaoke features Apple is also launching an AutoMix feature that creates continuous playlists based on previously played songs
News Spotify secures in-flight partnership with United The deal gives Spotify access to over 130,000 seatback entertainment screens across United's more than 680 aircraft fleet.
News Timbaland launches AI music company Stage Zero, with first AI artist, TaTa The new venture, called Stage Zero, launched with its first signee, TaTa.