News Apple loses bid for emergency block on App Store payment changes A federal appeals court denied the tech giant’s request to halt court-ordered changes that favor app developers like Epic Games and Spotify
News Cooking Vinyl, a prominent UK-headquartered music company, to be acquired by Exceleration Music Long-standing UK indie will continue to be led by MD Rob Collins. Founder Martin Goldschmidt will remain as Chairman
News Gallery: Music Business Worldwide x Luminate’s Music Leaders’ Dinner at SXSW London Luminate CEO Rob Jonas and MBW founder/publisher Tim Ingham jointly hosted the dinner
News From the majors’ reported AI music licensing talks to Goldman Sachs’ new report… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
News Tal Meltzer promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Hallwood Media Meltzer previously served as Senior Vice President, Head of A&R and Business Affairs
News FUGA makes first step into D2C commerce for artists and labels, in partnership with Shopify-backed Single This is B2B music distributor FUGA's first foray into direct-to-consumer e-commerce
News Max Martin invests in MAIA Universe, as music tech startup closes $1.3m round, strikes new licensing deals Martin joined MAIA Universe as an investor through his company MxM
News Musixmatch files motion to dismiss LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit LyricFind filed a lawsuit in March alleging anticompetitive behavior in the lyrics licensing market
News Sony Music teams up with The Hello Group to launch artist management joint venture, THG India "We are strategically empowering Indian artists with the resources... to truly accelerate their careers"
News Concord’s film and TV division acquires legendary studio RKO RKO was behind numerous classic films such as 'King Kong,' 'It's A Wonderful Life' and 'Citizen Kane'
Analysis ‘Streaming platforms must shoulder more responsibility in the fight against fraud.’ The anonymous leader of a key company in indie music distribution calls on DSPs to improve their contributions to the fight against fraud
News Reservoir strikes ‘multifaceted’ deal with indie label Fools Gold Records, including acquisition of several of its artists’ catalogs Deal sees Fool’s Gold join Reservoir’s recorded music division
News Believe now valued at close to $2bn, as Denis Ladegaillerie consortium ups bid for remaining shares Upbeat Bidco increases the price of its take-private offer
News DICE acquired by live events discovery platform Fever Sale follows Bloomberg report in 2024 that DICE was in advanced talks to sell, potentially valuing it at 'hundreds of millions of dollars'
News Spotify raises Premium prices in France for second time in 13 months France last saw a price rise from Spotify in May 2024 following the country’s implementation of a music streaming tax
News Audiomack and Beatdapp team up to address streaming fraud Beatdapp will help Audiomack identify artificial activity, compromised user accounts and bots
News AEG Presents buys 45-year-old Nashville event producer Gary Musick Productions The transaction includes Destination Musick City, which handles corporate groups visiting Nashville.
Analysis Do not settle. Ed Newton-Rex pens an open letter to the major music companies as they reportedly enter talks with Suno