News YouTube partners with Creative Artists Agency on AI deepfake recognition tools “CAA’s clients’ direct experience with digital replicas... will be critical in shaping a tool that responsibly empowers and protects creators"
Analysis News 4 observations on… Downtown’s agreed $775 million sale to Universal Music Group/Virgin Music Group It's one of the year's biggest deals – and it's come right at the final whistle of the year. We dig deeper into the details.
News SoundCloud launches $3.25-a-month Artist tier targeting ‘emerging and aspiring’ musicians The new tier offers many of the same services as the Next Pro tier
News On Air signs deal with Universal’s Mercury Studios, bringing concerts by The Rolling Stones, Frank Sinatra, others to streaming Concerts by Katy Perry, Madonna, Hans Zimmer, Etta James, Fall Out Boy, Bob Marley and others are coming to On Air
News 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
News Anghami secures $55m investment from OSN Group following companies’ merger The new investment is aimed at expanding Anghami's content library and 'enhancing the user experience through cutting-edge technologies'
News ATG Entertainment acquires Celebrity Attractions, expanding Broadway touring network The deal will maintain Celebrity Attractions’ local offices in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
News Ryusuke Kamada named Chief Financial Officer at Avex USA Kamada has been with Avex since 2018, and relocated from the company's Japanese headquarters to the US in January 2020
News Melanie Santa Rosa named Head of Copyright at Third Side Music Exec was previously on the Mechanical Licensing Collective's (MLC) Operations Advisory Committee
Interviews ‘PPL’s position in the music industry has transformed massively.’ PPL CEO, Peter Leathem, looks back not just on recent developments at the licensing and collection society, but at 90 years of history, the JV with PRS, ‘taking over from Alex Ferguson’ and much more…
Analysis 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
News TikTok asks Supreme Court to block US ban TikTok seeks temporary pause to an incoming law that could see the app banned in the market if it's not divested from parent company ByteDance
News Merlin tells tech companies not to use its members’ music to train AI without authorization Using Merlin members' music to train AI requires “explicit written authorization,” the organization has declared
News Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: Towa Bird, Lucky Love, Wisp Three more artists from the Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch List...
News Spotify’s Car Thing officially non-operational, less than three years after it rolled out in the US Car Thing users have until January 14 to contact Spotify and see whether they qualify for a refund
News Universal’s Virgin Music Group to buy Downtown Music for $775 million Deal expected to close in second half of next year
News Utopia’s Bicester warehouse that services Universal, Sony, Beggars and Domino sold to landlord DP World DP World confirmed that it would acquire all services at the Bicester site previously operated by UDS
News Prepare to remove TikTok from app stores by January 19, US lawmakers tell Google and Apple CEOs told to comply with law requiring divestiture from parent company ByteDance