Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com News, jobs and analysis for the global music industry 2026-04-10T16:00:39Z hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 From Pershing Square’s $64 billion bid for UMG to Wireless Festival’s Kanye West cancellation… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-pershing-squares-64-billion-bid-for-umg-to-wireless-festivals-kanye-west-cancellation-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/ 2026-04-10T15:58:34Z Source

]]> AWAL and lemontank launch ‘Creator Fund’ to find the next generation of British music-focused content creators https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/awal-and-lemontank-launch-creator-fund-to-find-the-next-generation-of-british-music-content-creators/ 2026-04-10T15:20:07Z Source

]]> Peermusic signs songwriter Eyelar, forms writer development joint venture with 2-Tone Entertainment https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/peermusic-signs-songwriter-eyelar-forms-writer-development-joint-venture-with-2-tone-entertainment/ 2026-04-10T15:19:39Z Source

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]]> TuneCore partners with RoyFi to offer royalty advances to indie artists https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tunecore-partners-with-royfi-to-offer-royalty-advances-to-indie-artists/ 2026-04-09T14:05:53Z Source

]]> Major labels and ISP Altice seek more time to weigh Supreme Court ruling in latest Cox fallout https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/major-labels-and-isp-altice-seek-more-time-to-weigh-supreme-court-ruling-in-latest-cox-fallout/ 2026-04-09T14:05:34Z Source

]]> Sony Music and UMG form NINE BY NINE music festivals joint venture in Japan https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sony-music-and-umg-form-nine-by-nine-music-festivals-joint-venture-in-japan/ 2026-04-09T14:05:22Z Source

]]> Suno’s licensing talks with major labels in limbo with ‘no path forward’ (Report) https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sunos-licensing-talks-with-major-labels-in-limbo-with-no-path-forward-report/ 2026-04-09T14:04:48Z Source

]]> After Universal, Warner, and Merlin deals, now Udio inks licensing agreement with Kobalt https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-universal-warner-and-merlin-deals-now-udio-inks-licensing-agreement-with-kobalt/ 2026-04-09T13:00:00Z Source

]]> The Unravelling of a ‘Bulletproof’ Brand: Wireless Festival’s Self-Inflicted Crisis https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-unravelling-of-a-bulletproof-brand-wireless-festivals-self-inflicted-crisis/ 2026-04-09T11:19:50Z Source

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