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Martin Mills and IMPALA accuse Universal of ‘land grab’ over Virgin Music’s $775m Downtown acquisition

IMPALA has criticized Virgin's planned acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings in a $775 million deal

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On… the New York State of things – and dinner with Robert Kyncl.

MBW founder Tim Ingham on 48 hours in New York City, and three hours with Warner's boss

Interviews

Steve Stoute talks independence, emerging markets and how UnitedMasters artist FloyyMenor scored TikTok’s biggest song of 2024

Gata Only, released independently via UnitedMasters, was the most popular track globally on the platform this year

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Becky G’s ‘POR EL CONTRARIO’ is Vevo’s most watched music video in 2024 with 313m global views

“This year’s rankings reflect the continuing globalization of music, and 2024 was a year of firsts for genres like Country, Hip-Hop and Regional Mexican..."

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100+ indie distributors in 20 countries have now signed up for The MLC’s data portal for unmatched royalties

The MLC says "millions of dollars" in royalties have been paid out thanks to its portal for indie distributors

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The 21 biggest music business deals of 2024: From Irving Azoff to Daddy Yankee, Hipgnosis, and Queen.

The year's biggest deals were dominated by private equity, securitization of music assets, and some blockbuster acquisitions by Sony Music

Interviews

‘Every time you think maybe BMG has run out of runway, it hasn’t.’

BMG’s UK boss Alistair Norbury talks Kylie and Suede, reflects on the changes made by new CEO Thomas Coesfeld, and explains how ‘BMG is coming in from the cold’…

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As Believe UK celebrates its 15th anniversary, key executives Ben Rimmer, Alex Kennedy and Malena Wolfer talk recent successes and what comes next.

Three top Believe UK execs celebrate the company’s 15 anniversary and look to its future...