News Steeve Führ named CFO at Amuse Steeve Führ joins Amuse after six years as CFO at employee benefits platform Benify.
News Godspeed You! Black Emperor pulls music from Spotify and other streaming platforms However, two albums from their earlier catalog remain temporarily accessible on Apple Music.
News Trump targets scalpers: FTC sues company that bought and resold thousands of Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen tickets The action targets Key Investment Group LLC and its network of affiliated companies, along with three individual executives
Analysis News The US’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule could soon be law. What would that mean for streaming services? A click-to-cancel rule could have a serious downside for streaming services' revenues - but the global momentum for such a rule is growing
News Del Records CEO Ángel del Villar gets four years in prison for drug cartel ties Ángel del Villar was fined $2 million, while his company, Del Entertainment, also faces a $1.8 million penalty.
News India’s TIPS Music buys Studio Radha catalog with over 4,000 traditional songs TIPS Music will gain access to traditional songs spanning devotional music, folk music, and cultural narratives from the Indian state of Gujarat.
News Slipknot nears $120M catalog sale to HarbourView Equity (Report) It remains unclear whether all band members are participating in the sale or if some are retaining their stakes.
News From Chord Music Partners’ $2 billion+ raise to UMG’s Drake lawsuit drama… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past seven days... all in one place
News UMG’s Sir Lucian Grainge refutes ‘ridiculous’ claims in Drake lawsuit, confirms Universal bought star’s recorded music and publishing catalogs Grainge suggests Drake is attempting to waste his and UMG's time to gain media attention or financial concessions
News Mom+Pop names Zoe Barton EVP of Digital, Viral, Commerce & Marketing Barton joins Mom+Pop from ORIGIN, where she served as General Manager and Head of Creative
News Yes, Pinkfong’s ‘Baby Shark’ is irritating. But it doesn’t infringe copyright, rules South Korea’s Supreme Court Pinkfong version is YouTube's most-viewed video of all time with over 16 billion plays, and has racked up a further 1 billion+ streams on Spotify
News Netease Cloud Music sees 15.2% YoY growth in subscription streaming revenue in H1, amid focus on indie artists, in-house music China's second-largest music streamer saw an overall decline in revenue due to continued weakness in social entertainment services
News Exclusive: Chord Music Partners raises $2 billion+ in investable capital… with another $1 billion+ on the way Chord has raised the sum via a funding round due to close in October
News Eminem’s ‘Stans’ documentary to stream on Paramount, starting August 26 The film will initially be available to Paramount+ viewers in the US, Canada, Latin America and Brazil
News Daryl Hall and John Oates quietly resolve legal dispute Daryl Hall's attorneys secured a final judgment in arbitration and lodged an order for a Nashville judge to dismiss the case