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BMG/Concord merger approved by competition authorities in United States and Germany (report)

Deal cleared in US, Reuters reports, after official approval in Germany

Judge gives Muvox 14 days to serve BMG with patent lawsuit – or the case gets dismissed

The lawsuit filed in 2024 centers on a patent titled 'Music streaming, playlist creation and streaming architecture.'

Concord invests in and strikes strategic partnership with Lito Music, the company founded by Latin hip-hop & reggaeton artist Lito MC Cassidy

The deal expands Concord’s presence in Latin music

BMG acquires publishing interests of Luca Anzilotti, co-founder of Eurodance group Snap!

BMG acquired the recorded music catalog of Snap! in 2018.

Concord Music Publishing ANZ acquires interest in catalog of The Presets co-founder Julian Hamilton

Concord has also signed Hamilton to a new publishing deal covering future works.

As ABS deals reshape the music rights landscape, KBRA says it’s rated $12.9B in music royalty-backed bonds since 2020 – but expects issuance to fall 25% in 2026

The music ABS market has more than tripled in size in just three years, says new KBRA report

From Sony Music Publishing’s $4 billion catalog deal to Live Nation’s ‘blue dot fever’ rebuttal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

The biggest headlines from the past few days...

BMG acquires publishing interests in catalog of Jet, the band behind ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, expanding on 2023 recordings deal

Jet released three studio albums and have sold more than 6.5 million records worldwide