News Pro Music Rights says it’s ‘exploring legal action’ in response to Congressman letter calling for FTC investigation US Representative Scott Fitzgerald's requested a Federal Trade Commission investigation into the PRO's business practices.
News Rostrum Pacific secures $150m from Crayhill Capital to ‘accelerate’ music catalog acquisition strategy Rostrum aims to become 'the preeminent independent music company,' and acquisitions are a part of its strategy
News Spotify to let users ‘steer the algorithm’ by personalizing playlists with AI prompts The new feature is 'part of a broader shift in how we think about personalization,' Spotify says
News Warner Chappell Music unifies global sync operations under Rich Robinson Robinson will also take oversight of Warner Chappell’s Audio Asset division
Analysis News TikTok’s Add to Music App tool has been used to save over 3bn tracks to music streaming services to date Taylor Swift was TikTok's Global Most-Saved Artist in 2025
News Charlotte Stahl, TikTok’s Head of Music Partnerships EMEA, exits Exec joined TikTok in 2020 as Artist Relations Manager for Germany
News Meta partners with iHeartMedia to bring Coldplay concert to VR headsets The free event will launch on Meta Horizon on December 30 at 11AM Pacific time.
News Rebecca Allen promoted to Chief Artist & Strategy Officer at UMG UK In this 'first-of-its-kind' leadership role, Allen will support UMG UK's labels in 'helping artists navigate every step of their journey within the company'
News Congressman asks FTC to investigate AllTrack and Pro Music Rights Fitzgerald’s letter focuses on claims that both PROs may be misrepresenting the scope of their music rights portfolios.
News ‘That’s called robbery’: Gene Simmons urges US Congress to end loophole that allows radio stations not to pay for using recordings The KISS frontman told a Senate hearing that recording artists are treated 'worse than slaves' in the US
News Universal Music Group expands global portfolio of retail stores for superfans, with new shop locations in New York and London The UMusic Shop NY opens Wednesday, December 10 at 2 Penn Plaza. The London store opens on Tuesday, December 16, in Camden Town
News Jeff Sosnow named President of Warner’s Reprise Records Sosnow will oversee the "next chapter of Reprise," while continuing to guide A&R strategy for Warner Records
News Patrick Moxey’s publishing company resolves long-running legal dispute with Sony Music and Ultra Records The two parties closed out both trademark case and a related copyright infringement complaint that date back to 2012.
News Nicole Thomas promoted to Managing Director of Virgin Music Group South Africa Virgin Music South Africa also recently extended its long-term partnership with Gallo Record Company
News ABBA Voyage has had a $2.7bn economic impact in the UK since 2022 opening, says report In 2025 alone, the concert experience added £660 million ($878m) in UK turnover compared with £1.40 billion ($1.86bn) in the first two years combined.