News Activist Artists Management promotes Anna Kolander to Partner Kolander has spent 13 years at the company, having joined as an assistant in 2013
News P!NK, Julian Bunetta, and Harvey Mason jr. among honorees at NMPA’s 2026 Annual Meeting P!NK will receive this year's NMPA Songwriter Icon Award.
News Paul McCartney to host global TikTok LIVE Q&A ahead of new album release The event will kick off TikTok LIVE Premiere – the platform's new flagship LIVE series
News Universal Music Group and TikTok strike new multi-year licensing deal — with expanded AI protections for artists and songwriters Global deal will also see TikTok and UMG work together to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform
News Spotify to reserve concert tickets for superfans on Premium tier; Live Nation confirmed as launch partner as companies strike multi-year deal Eligible fans will have what Spotify describes as 'a reserved window to purchase before tickets are on sale to the general public'
News Evan Whikehart named General Manager, North America at IDOL, as Paris-headquartered indie says its annual revenue topped $50m globally last year Whikehart joins from Secretly Distribution
News Sony Music Publishing UK signs songwriter and producer MNEK to global deal The deal covers future works written by the London and LA-based hitmaker
News Splice partners with ElevenLabs to power AI music creation tools Splice said it 'will leverage ElevenLabs' foundational music models to build next generation AI-powered creative tools, set to be released later this year'.
News As ABS deals reshape the music rights landscape, KBRA says it’s rated $12.9B in music royalty-backed bonds since 2020 – but expects issuance to fall 25% in 2026 The music ABS market has more than tripled in size in just three years, says new KBRA report
News George Clinton sues UMG, alleging over $1.1M in royalties have been withheld for more than three years Complaint accuses UMG of breach of contract
News Tencent Music completes $2.4B acquisition of audio platform Ximalaya Ximalaya is one of China's largest podcasting and audiobooks platforms
News Primary Wave acquires interests in album art collection from Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, co-founder of British design studio Hipgnosis Design studio founded by Powell and the late Storm Thorgerson in the 1960's
News Vietnam’s DAO Music Entertainment strikes strategic partnership with The Orchard Deal gives DAO Music Entertainment access to The Orchard's global distribution network
News Meet 2026’s first breakout band, according to Luminate – a masked math rock duo called Angine de Poitrine, with weekly global on-demand streams up from under 2k to 11.2m in a single year Band went viral after a KEXP performance that has since accumulated more than 14m YouTube views.
News Russ honored with NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition celebrating 26 certified songs The plaque was presented by NMPA President & CEO David Israelite alongside Omar Grant, Senior Director of Creative at Sony Music Publishing