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IFPI rolls out Official Southeast Asia Charts, including new charts for Philippines and Vietnam

The IFPI has also rebranded its existing charts from Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand.

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Robin Ch’i named MD of Warner Music Hong Kong, as Gordon Lee retires after 20 years in the role

Robin Ch’i steps into the role after a 15-year career on the label side at Warner Music Group

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UMG’s Frank Briegmann advocates for robust copyright protection on ‘AI and Content Creation’ panel at Davos

Exec spoke on the 'AI and Content Creation' panel at the World Economic Forum event

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With latest price increase, Netflix’s Standard subscription now costs $72 more per year than Spotify Premium in the US

There once was a time when a Netflix subscription actually cost less than Spotify

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BMG promotes Johannes von Schwarzkopf to new C-suite role overseeing global strategy and ‘strategic M&A’

Exec appointed Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and member of the Executive Board, effective January 1

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APG sues Create Music Group for alleged ‘massive willful copyright infringement’

APG alleges Create signed 'bogus' contracts with artists, plagiarized music, and filed false copyright claims with YouTube

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Music AI raises $40m in Series A round, as its Moises platform hits 50m users

Music AI prides itself on 'ethical AI solutions strictly trained on fully licensed content'

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Sony Music Publishing launches in Thailand, with Tatchara Longprasert named General Manager for the market

Tatchara Longprasert previously held roles at Warner Music Thailand and SM Entertainment

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ByteDance eyes $12B AI chip investment this year amid TikTok uncertainty (report)

As TikTok faces uncertainty and mounting pressure in the US, its parent company ByteDance plans an ambitious $12 billion investment in artificial intelligence

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FireAid confirms official lineups for Intuit Dome and Kia Forum

The benefit concerts aim to raise funds for communities impacted by the Southern California wildfires

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Drake’s deal is up for renegotiation in 2025, and other revelations from his lawsuit against Universal Music

Drake alleges UMG knowingly damaged his reputation and endangered his life through Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'

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Global audio streams jumped 14% in 2024 to 4.8 trillion – with pop music the fastest-growing genre in the US

Market research firm Luminate named Taylor Swift the top artist of 2024, as well as the top songwriter

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After raising $235m to acquire indie music rights, Duetti hires Netflix exec Sachin Premnath as General Counsel

Premnath advised Netflix on music-related aspects of film and TV deals, and ran international content acquisition for Sony Entertainment Network

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‘It’s a great time to be an independent music company – just ask investors.’

The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Chad Blackwell is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Dream Street Advisors

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Germany generated nearly 20bn streams per month on average in 2024

The world's fourth-largest recorded music market generated 236 billion streams in 2024

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Sonos takeover speculation grows, with Spotify or Amazon tipped as potential suitors (report)

Though Apple, Google, and Meta are potential buyers, they are unlikely candidates due to their existing strategies, a new report says

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Trump signs executive order delaying TikTok ban, as China appears to soften stance on selling app

China’s government owns a 1% stake – a so-called ‘golden share‘ – in TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance

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$500m-valued Suno hit with new copyright lawsuit from Germany’s GEMA

GEMA represents the copyrights of around 95,000 members in Germany (composers, lyricists, music publishers) as well as over two million rightsholders worldwide.