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OpenWav fan app launched by Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma forms joint venture with Loud House for new artist commerce platform

The new project seeks to provide artists and IP owners a way to launch, test and scale consumer products globally without holding inventory.

Universal Music Group’s °1824 launches livestreaming channel on Twitch

The new channel called Universal Music Live will stream performances, industry events and artist conversations.

Sony Music Publishing and Daniel Nigro Sign Global Deal with Jon Buscema

Deal marks one of the first producer signings under Nigro’s Amusement venture.

Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater

SpaceHeater will operate through direct relationships with Amazon and Tidal, along with other major digital storefronts.

Cutting Edge acquires music catalog of composer John Paesano, including scores from ‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’

The deal includes music from franchises that have generated over $1.8 billion at the global box office.

Elon Musk’s X sues major music publishers – plus BMG, Kobalt, NMPA and more – alleging industrywide ‘collusion’ to force licensing deal

X’s lawsuit points to successful licensing agreements between the NMPA plus Roblox and Twitch as evidence of an alleged ‘extortionate scheme’.

From Salt-N-Pepa’s dismissed UMG case to UK music streaming subscription revenues’ 3.2% growth… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’

Read Sir Lucian Grainge's 2026 memo to UMG staff