News Vivendi sells additional 2.9% of Universal Music Group to Pershing Square for $1.15bn Pershing Square will now own 10% of UMG's share capital
News Warner Music Group strikes global licensing deal with social platform Kuaishou Kuaishou reports to have over 1 billion users worldwide
News Jack White’s Third Man Records expands into London, with retail space, live venue and new European HQ The store will become the company's third physical space, alongside buildings in Nashville, Tennessee and Detroit, Michigan
News Sony Music Germany acquires stake in children’s entertainment brand Tiger Media International Tiger Media offers its own streaming service called TIGERTONES, and has also developed a speaker box and touchscreen, called the TIGERBOX
News Germany’s recorded music revenues topped $1bn in H1 2021, up 12.4% YoY Digital's overall share of sales now stands at 78.6% of the market, while vinyl sales grew 49.5% in the first six months of 2021
News The Weeknd manager Wassim “Sal” Slaiby honored in Fuse Media’s Future Middle Eastern History Class of 2021 The Future History series celebrates positive, proactive and emerging leaders
News Hipgnosis buys catalog from Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie Catalog includes 11 No.1s and 47 Top 10s
News Major labels and publishers hit Charter Communications with $400m+ copyright infringement lawsuit Charter is one of the largest ISPs in the US
News India-based record label Venus Music, acquired by Believe in 2019, rebrands as Ishtar First project under the new brand is from Indian playback singer Mamta Sharma
News UK government launches $1bn insurance scheme for live events forced to cancel due to Covid Scheme will be available from September 2021 and run until the end of September 2022
News Primary Wave buys stake in Prince estate, encompassing publishing, master recording income and more Company says it now holds 'the largest percentage interest in the estate'
News Live Nation’s Michael Rapino on a ‘roaring era’ for concerts, ticket prices and vaccinations for employees Live Nation's President and CEO spoke to analysts on a Q2 earnings call this week. Here's what we found out...
News HYBE, the home of K-pop stars BTS, sees revenues soar 79.2% YoY in Q2 to $244m Company has posted its financial results for Q2 2021
Analysis News Warner boss Steve Cooper talks TikTok and Peloton revenues, the rise of virtual artists, and the value of record labels Cooper was grilled about the company's earnings on a call with analysts this week. Here are some things that stood out for us...
News Olivia Rodrigo signs global deal with Sony Music Publishing 'Olivia is a once-in-a-generation talent'