News Mitchell Shymansky appointed Chief Data & Technology Officer at Create Music Group Shymansky joins Create following nearly two decades at Universal Music Group
News Roslyn Pineda appointed President, Asia for Sony Music Publishing, as Carol Ng retires Pineda succeeds longtime SMP Asia President, Carol Ng, who will remain with the company until her planned retirement at the end of March this year.
News Spotify eyes AI ‘derivatives’ as new revenue stream for artists – says its tech to let fans make remixes and covers is ready Spotify says it wants to enable listeners to interact with their favorite artists' music through AI
Analysis News Spotify hits 290m paid subscribers in Q4, as streaming giant posts $2.5bn annual operating profit for 2025 Spotify published its Q4 and FY 2025 results today (February 10).
Analysis Suno’s revenue opportunity, $1.65bn M&A spending power, and TikTok: 3 things worth knowing from WMG’s latest earnings call Elsewhere on the call, WMG's leadership team discussed TikTok, DSP pricing, and more. Here are three things that stood out.
Analysis News WMG generated $1.84bn in calendar Q4; recorded music subscription streaming revenues jump 10.9% YoY Total revenue was up 7.1% YoY at constant currency, with recorded music revenues up 6.6% YoY
News Taylor Swift to premiere ‘Opalite’ music video on Spotify and Apple Music – with YouTube release delayed by two days The video will not be available on YouTube until Super Bowl Sunday (February 8)
News Harvey Mason jr. on AI, Grammy eligibility, and why human creativity will always matter The Recording Academy boss took part in a fireside chat with Luminate CEO Rob Jonas ahead of the Grammys in Los Angeles
Analysis News Reservoir posts $45.6m in revenues for calendar Q4, up 8% YoY; confirms deals with Gladys Knight and T.I. Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended December 31
News Avex Music Group strikes global distro deal with The Orchard, excluding Japan, China and Korea AMG is the global music division of Japanese entertainment giant Avex
News Amazon Music raises subscription prices in the US and UK US individual plans now cost $12.99 per month, while Prime members pay $11.99.
Interviews With 40bn streams, $75m revenues last year, and double-digit growth forecast for 2026, Romania’s Global Records is redefining indie success in Central and Eastern Europe Global Records founder Ștefan Lucian on hitting 40bn streams, the company's revenue target for 2026 and more.
Analysis 6 key arguments from Concord and UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit – and why it’s one of the most significant AI copyright fights yet A closer look at UMG, Concord and ABKCO's second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI giant Anthropic
News Bruce Resnikoff promoted to Chairman of Universal Music Enterprises; Jamie Krents upped to President and CEO UMG noted that Resnikoff is 'widely considered the architect of global recorded music catalog marketing'
Analysis News Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over ‘walled gardens’ in AI music Suno exec Paul Sinclair pens memo taking aim at 'walled garden' approach championed by UMG in its recent AI licensing deals