News Nordic collecting societies shutter Polaris licensing hub over changing market demands Koda, Teosto, and Tono established the Polaris hub in 2019
News Three former KATSEYE contestants confirmed for HYBE, Geffen’s second global girl group Three contestants from 2023 Dream Academy competition to form new four-member global group, with fourth member to emerge from auditions in Japan
News Milk & Honey sponsors Publisher category at MBUK Awards Countdown to the industry's most enjoyable night of the year begins with major sponsor confirmed
News From Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters record to BMG’s H1 results… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place
News beatBread CEO and co-founder Peter Sinclair dies aged 50 Sinclair passed away on Saturday (August 23) surrounded by his family in Los Angeles.
News Italy’s paid streaming subscriptions jump 12.7% YoY in first half of 2025 as local acts dominate the charts Italian artists accounted for 90% of the top 10 albums and singles in Italy in H1 2025, industry group FIMI says
News UK tribunal rejects Blur drummer’s class action lawsuit against PRS For Music over ‘black box’ royalties "The central problem is that the class is, in a manner of speaking, suing itself..."
News BMG’s organic revenue fell 4.4% YoY in H1 2025, as EBITDA margin jumped; underlying streaming revenue up high single-digits BMG recorded a strong EBITDA margin of 28.7% in the first half of 2025, up from 26.5% in H1 2024
News Apple Music Radio expands beyond iOS with new TuneIn partnership TuneIn's 75 million monthly users will gain access to Apple Music's commercial-free radio stations.
News YouTube expands creator promotion tool ‘Hype’ to 39 markets The feature allows viewers to promote videos from creators with fewer than 500,000 subscribers.
News Amid plans to sue Nvidia and Suno, music platform Jamendo launches AI-powered search The new search feature allows users to find music by typing sync briefs, scene outlines, pop culture references, or by describing the vibe, genre and mood.
News Universal heralds ‘crucial step forward for our India business’ as it inks partnership with Maddock Films and new record label, Mad For Mussic UMI becomes Mad For Mussic’s global strategic partner for future film soundtracks and other businesses and product offerings
News ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ just became Netflix’s most-watched movie of all time The Sony Pictures Animation production is building on the unprecedented success of its music
News Anthropic settles authors’ lawsuit over pirated books… and it could be a gift for Universal Music Group’s lawyers US District Judge William Alsup ordered the parties to seek preliminary approval of their settlement by September 5.
News Apple expands tool allowing users to transfer playlists from Spotify and other services to US, UK and more The tool, initially available in Australia and New Zealand, now works in the US, UK, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany and Mexico.