News Primary Wave strikes partnership with estate of Thin Lizzy’s Phil Lynott Lynott penned and recorded songs such as The Boys Are Back In Town and Dancing in the Moonlight
News WMG invests in ‘always on’ catalog marketing strategy, hiring Leda Chang in global role Exec will work closely with Global Catalog President Kevin Gore and his senior team
News Nuno Rocha appointed Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm Company expands with new office in Luanda, Angola
News Steven Lankenau to lead Concord’s Boosey & Hawkes; Janis Susskind OBE to conclude tenure after 46 years with the company Janis Susskind OBE will conclude her tenure as Managing Director in June 2026, following a 46-year career with the company.
News Reservoir generated $45.4m in calendar Q3, up 12% YoY Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025
Analysis News Spotify subscriber base grew by 5m to 281m in Q3; company posted $680m operating profit for the quarter Company's latest financial results (for Q3 2025) were filed this morning (November 4)
News Cinq Music parent company rebrands, raises $230m in fresh funding via new GoDigital Music division GoDigital, which has raised over $1bn to date, has created three new business units: GoDigital Music, Networks, and Brands.
Interviews Warner Music Italy boss Pico Cibelli talks A&R, M&A, Italian-language music growth – and the company’s new frontline label structure MBW’s World Leaders series meets Pico Cibelli, President of Warner Music Italy.
News Dan Rosen promoted to President of Warner Music Australasia & Southeast Asia WMG exec will now oversee company's recorded music businesses in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam
News Vanessa Picken exits as Chair & CEO of Sony Music Australia and New Zealand Company confirmed that the exec is stepping down after three years
Analysis News UMG has struck a new YouTube deal that includes ‘guardrails’ around AI… and 3 other things Sir Lucian Grainge said on Universal’s Q3 earnings call Deal covers both recorded music and music publishing
Analysis News Universal Music Group generated $3.53bn in Q3, up 10.2% YoY – driven by the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter UMG's fresh set of quarterly results were published today (October 30)
News Kobalt and indie music company umn team up to acquire catalog of superstar songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer, in what they claim to be ‘Germany’s largest music rights acquisition yet’ Berlin-based entertainment company umn (pronounced ˈhjuːmən) was founded in 2024 by ex-BMG senior execs, Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder
News Warner overhauls Italian frontline label structure with launch of Warner Records Italy & Atlantic Records Italy Eleonora Rubini elevated to Label Director, Warner Records Italy; Marco Masoli upped to Label Director, Atlantic Records Italy
News Drake files to appeal dismissal of UMG lawsuit over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ Drake has filed a Notice of Appeal to challenge the dismissal of his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group.