Analysis News SM Entertainment revenues rose 15.4% YoY to $233M in Q2, driven by concerts and merch K-pop company's latest quarterly report was published on Wednesday, August 5
News Warner Music expects AI music deals to boost subscription streaming revenue from late 2026 Robert Kyncl said WMG expected its "licensing deals to contribute materially to our subscription streaming revenue growth starting in fiscal '27."
News Sony Music Group and Universal Music Group take legal action against ‘parasitic’ streaming app Musi in Canada The action is coordinated by IFPI, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide
Interviews ‘India at its core is a song-driven economy, moving toward a personality-led, show business economy.’ Times Music CEO Mandar Thakur talks catalog acquisitions, India’s subscription challenge, and why he believes Indian music’s biggest opportunity lies abroad...
News Suno muscles into vinyl market, plans to let users press their AI songs onto 12-inch records Company has opened a waitlist for Suno Vinyl, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records
News WMG calendar Q2: Total revenue up 9.3% YoY to $1.86B; subscription streaming revenues rose 11% YoY Warner Music Group has issued its full financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026
News Singapore touring and concert firm Triangle raises $15M, as former Live Nation APAC President Roger Field joins leadership team Triangle, formerly Creation Collective, describes itself as "Asia-Pacific's only homegrown, end-to-end live entertainment platform",
News UMG asks court to dismiss US musicians’ union lawsuit over Udio AI deal Universal Music has asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit brought against it by the American Federation of Musicians
News Court declines to dismiss independent artists’ copyright class action against Udio – but moves the case from Illinois to New York A federal judge has declined to dismiss the copyright class action brought against AI music generator Udio
Analysis News Saregama, India’s oldest label, is using AI to make music videos for songs whose visuals it never owned – and refresh its catalog for Gen Z Saregama's Managing Director was speaking on the firm's Q2 2026 earnings call
Analysis News Reservoir generated $41.5M in calendar Q2, up 12% YoY, with recorded music revenues up 35% Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 – the company's fiscal Q1 2027 (calendar Q2 2026).
News Spotify says it doesn’t need deals with all the majors to launch its AI covers and remixes tool Comments landed hours after Spotify announced a licensing agreement with Merlin
Analysis News The EU AI Act’s rules on AI content labeling and training are now law and enforceable. Here’s what they mean for the music business. The European Union's rules requiring AI-generated content to be labeled took effect on Sunday (August 2).
News Stephanie Yu promoted to General Counsel and Executive Vice President, Business and Legal Affairs at Sony Music Yu will be responsible for overseeing the business, legal, and governmental affairs strategies and activities for the company globally.
Analysis News Spotify hits 300m Premium subscribers in Q2, adding 7m, as streamer posts $762m operating profit Spotify's total Monthly Active Users, which combine paying users and ad-supported users, reached 777 million