News Live Nation and Crew Nation pledge $1M for Los Angeles wildfire relief The initiative offers grants of up to $5,000 for musicians, live music crew, and live music industry workers affected by the fires
News After brief shutdown, TikTok restores service in the US as Trump offers ‘assurance’ over divest-or-ban law TikTok is back online in America.
News Vimeo wins appeal in long-running copyright dispute with record labels An appeals court has upheld a lower court's ruling that Vimeo is protected under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act
News Caldecott Music appoints David Nam Le as MD of Vista Musical Instruments and Jon Bahr as Senior Advisor at BandLab Technologies The appointments "underscore Caldecott Music Group’s commitment to our mission of empowering our community of artists, creators, and fans"
News Universal Music Group set to list on US exchange; Pershing Square to sell $500m in UMG stock to make it happen The deal requires Pershing to sell at least $500 million worth of its UMG holdings as part of the listing process.
News While Grammys show goes on, BMG, Downtown, NMPA/Billboard, Friends ’N’ Family and others join in canceling events The California wildfires have caused a significant disruption to what is one of the music industry's most important networking and celebration weeks
News Grand Ole Opry owner expands into music festivals with majority stake in Southern Entertainment Founded in 2015, Southern Entertainment has produced more than 500 music events
News Deezer partners with Sacem to adopt artist-centric payment model for publishing rights in France The France-headquartered streaming service began rolling artist-centric payments for recorded music in 2023
News Drake drops legal action against Universal Music and Spotify over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Drake has officially withdrawn his legal petition
News Beatstar spins out into new music-gaming firm NEXTBEAT, led by Space Ape Games and Voisey co-founders Simon Hade and Olly Barnes Beatstar has amassed nearly 100 million downloads and is expected to surpass $200 million in lifetime revenue this year
News Sony Group pledges $5M for California wildfire relief The parent of Sony Music is among a growing number of corporations donating to disaster relief efforts amid Southern California's devastating wildfires
News HYBE’s ADOR takes legal action to block NewJeans from seeking independent advertising deals The HYBE-owned label says it's seeking to protect its position as NewJeans' exclusive management agency
News At least 50 UMG employees ‘totally displaced’ by Los Angeles wildfires; Sir Lucian Grainge pledges ‘range of efforts to support those affected’ 'Amidst all this uncertainty, we must continue to work together to deliver for our artists and songwriters around the world,' Sir Lucian Grainge wrote
News Youssef Chellak appointed General Manager of Warner Music Belgium Exec will operate from the company's Brussels HQ
News TikTok’s SoundOn powers global release of Alan Walker’s new album with exclusive in-app experience The partnership comes with a TikTok campaign featuring exclusive content and interactive experiences for fans worldwide