News NewJeans announce hiatus after court grants injunction to HYBE-owned ADOR ADOR said it hopes to meet with NewJeans “as soon as possible to discuss the path forward.”
News Warner Music France launches new dance label Adore Music The launch comes amid the continued global growth of dance music, with research showing the genre grew 17% YoY in 2023 to $11.8 billion.
News Drake opposes UMG’s attempt to halt discovery in ‘Not Like Us’ defamation lawsuit New letter from star's lawyers challenges assertions made by Universal Music Group
News The MLC lands on Fast Company’s list of World’s Most Innovative Companies of 2025 The milestone comes as the Nashville-based organization collected and distributed nearly $3 billion in royalties since its inception
News Tuned Global partners with AI data analytics firm Zetaris to ‘turn streaming data into revenue’ The partnership also seeks to address streaming fraud, which costs the global music industry around $2 billion a year
News Daniel Ek has made $724m so far from selling Spotify shares with latest $28.5m cash-out As of Thursday, Ek ranked 384th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index with a net worth of $7.95 billion
News Music making platform Splice adds mic feature to mobile app The update allows songwriters and producers to record riffs, toplines, and new lyrics from their smartphones over “Stacks” made using Splice Create
News How Melodifestivalen impacts the domestic charts in Sweden, as the market picks its Eurovision contestant for 2025 KAJ won the event with their track Bara Bada Bastu and will represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest
News Ninja Tune partners with Reactional Music to tap $125.7B in-game economy Music currently accounts for less than 0.01% of in-game spending, but Reactional aims to change that
News Tencent Music now generates over $2bn from music streaming subscriptions annually Tencent Music says it now offers 260 million licensed and co-created tracks on its platform, significantly more than Spotify’s “over 100 million”
News Oracle in advanced talks with White House to operate TikTok US (Report) Vice President JD Vance and National Security Adviser Mike Waltz are reportedly leading the talks on behalf of President Donald Trump
News Round Hill, with $900m music portfolio, seeks ‘strategic capital markets opportunities’ as it hires CFO and Chief Capital Officer The company says the newly created positions will bolster its executive team amid the continuing expansion of the music rights market
News Jeremy Zimmer to step down as CEO of UTA; David Kramer named as successor Zimmer to step down after 13 years in the role
News ARK launches to protect music IP in the age of AI, with investment from BMI and Claritas Capital The platform uses blockchain technology and biometric verification to help artists, writers, musicians, and other creatives secure their work in the digital age
News Judge rejects Live Nation’s bid to dismiss parts of DOJ antitrust lawsuit Federal Judge Arun Subramanian upheld US states’ standing to seek damages on behalf of consumers.