Analysis News Spotify leadership talk price hikes, the company’s ‘ubiquity strategy’ and more on Q3 earnings call Spotify is making a big push into audiobooks and video, and so far, it appears to be paying off
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 Vinny Kumar promoted to President of EMPIRE Publishing, as pubco expands into Africa Munyaradzi Chanetsa to run the African division as MD while Vinny Kumar leads the global team from HQ in San Francisco
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
News Live Nation’s revenue jumps 11% to record $8.5bn in Q3 on strong stadium activity, fan spending The company hosted over 51 million fans globally in Q3, with stadium shows up 60% from the prior year.
News Jody Gerson vows to ‘protect human songwriters’ in the age of AI, as UMPG boss accepts International Executive of the Year honor at MBW’s Music Business UK Awards MBW's Music Business UK Awards took place in Covent Garden this evening (November 4), celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer
News Gary Gersh named Chairman of Bella Figura; company signs Sony Music Publishing deal in US push The London-based independent creative music rights company will establish operations in Los Angeles.
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 Suno sued again, as Danish CMO Koda accuses company of stealing its members’ music to train AI model Suno accused of "the biggest theft in music history"
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.
News Downtown Artist & Label Services renews partnerships with ‘Brazilian phonk’ labels Polaris and Enarma The genre continues to generate viral traction across TikTok and streaming platforms
News K-pop superfan platform bemyfriends, a rival to Weverse, acquires controlling stake in SK Group’s music streaming operator Dreamus for $38.5m News arrives just over a week after bemyfriends secured a $14.7m investment from Goodwater Capital
News NewJeans lose contract battle with label as Seoul court rules in favor of HYBE’s ADOR The court found it "difficult to conclude" that ADOR breached its contract solely on the grounds of Min Hee-jin’s dismissal.
News UMG’s Udio deal prompts questions from Irving Azoff and the Music Artists Coalition "Artists must have creative control, fair compensation and clarity about deals being done based on their catalogs,” said Azoff
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