News Epidemic Sound acquires AI startup Song Sleuth to tackle music’s ‘black box’ problem The Stockholm-based soundtracking platform is launching a new service called Aentidote aimed at identifying unclaimed and undistributed royalties
News HYBE revenues soared 39% YoY to record $349m in Q1, driven by tours and merch from SEVENTEEN, j-hope, ENHYPEN and other K-Pop stars HYBE surpassed the 500 billion South Korean won quarterly revenue mark for the first time in the first quarter of 2025.
News Henri Lanz appointed Senior International A&R and Creative Advisor of Warner Music Nordics Lanz worked as Chief Creative Advisor at Sony Music Finland over the past year
News StubHub strikes deal to become ATG’s official resale ticket partner for 16 US venues The partnership will enable fans to buy tickets for events at ATG theaters directly through StubHub
News Spotify set to hike prices across Europe, Latin America, following 18% price rise in Netherlands A Spotify individual subscription in the Netherlands now costs EUR 12.99 per month
News IMPALA welcomes EU’s Downtown deal probe; UMG remains ‘confident’ $775M acquisition will close in H2 2025 IMPALA represents 6,000+ independent music companies in Europe
News Splice acquires Spitfire Audio for a reported $50m as it bets on AI music creation Splice was valued at nearly USD $500m in 2021 after securing $55m in funding
News Hannah Thompson-Waitt promoted to SVP, Commercial Strategy, at Virgin Music Group Exec previously served as Vice President of Commercial Strategy
News Meta launches Edits, a rival to TikTok parent-owned CapCut, with plans for expanded music options, including ‘royalty-free’ App is available on both iOS and Android
News Cookie giant Crumbl, reportedly eyeing $2bn sale, sued by Warner Music Group over ‘massive scale’ copyright infringement in TikTok posts WMG has sued US cookie chain Crumbl, alleging that it built its business through “blatant, willful, and repeated copyright infringement.”
News Diplo signs worldwide admin deal with Warner Chappell Music "The Warner Chappell team is uniquely set up to address my many endeavors and projects," Diplo said
News Min Hee-jin’s legal team: HYBE must prove legality of shareholder agreement termination in $70.5m K-pop dispute Exec claims HYBE bears "the full burden of proof" in demonstrating the lawful termination of shareholder agreement
News A24, the indie film company behind Moonlight and The Brutalist, signals potential expansion in music with new social channel Company posted a cryptic Instagram post with the message: "A24 Music. Stay tuned.”
News Primary Wave gears up for opening of Bob Marley Hope Road immersive experience in Las Vegas Preview shows scheduled to begin on June 25