News Billie Eilish overtakes The Weeknd as Spotify’s most popular artist Eilish garnered 100.1 million monthly listeners compared to The Weeknd's 99.8 million
News Former Warner Music Group boss Edgar Bronfman Jr. makes $4.3bn bid for Paramount The former head of Warner Music Group has thrown a last-minute wrench into Skydance's plans to merge with Paramount
News YouTube Music emerges as ‘most adopted music streaming service’ in Q2: Kantar Subscriber loyalty hasn't been impacted by recent price hikes, Kantar's research has found
News Blackstone’s Hipgnosis is getting ready for its next phase… Blackstone officially acquired Hipgnosis Songs Fund from its public shareholders in July
News Anthropic asks court to ‘prune’ Universal lawsuit to focus legal battle on ‘whether it is fair use’ to train AI using copyrighted works Anthropic describes many of the claims against it as "implausible and supported by threadbare and conclusory allegations"
News Sony Music Germany boss Patrick Mushatsi-Kareba to exit; Christoph Behm named as new CEO for GSA region Behm will continue to be based in Berlin and will report to Daniel Lieberberg, President, Sony Music Continental Europe and Africa
News Ten additional US states join DOJ antitrust lawsuit looking to break up Live Nation and Ticketmaster A total of 39 states and the District of Columbia are now asking a court to force the break-up of Live Nation and Ticketmaster
News Roc Nation merges Label and Equity Distribution units to form ROC Nation distribution The newly formed division will serve as a platform for 'any artist,' providing them with tools and resources to meet the demands of the music industry
News Mahogany launches new fund for indie artists, offering up to £2,500 each “It’s clear that the music industry needs to do more to help the next generation of storytellers get on their feet..."
News Internet service provider Altice settles $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit with music companies Altice says it plans to "vigorously defend" against a separate lawsuit brought by Warner Music and Sony Music
News German court issues injunction against streaming manipulation site, rules it ‘liable for damages’ to record labels The music industry has had successes in taking down streaming fraud and stream ripping sites in Germany, Canada and Brazil
Analysis News From Universal’s Meta deal to a new AI-powered music streaming service… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Cox Communications takes copyright infringement battle with record labels to US Supreme Court A long-running legal battle between Cox and record companies could end up being decided at the US's top court
News Post Malone’s country album F-1 Trillion gets dedicated in-app hub on TikTok New album, released via Mercury Records/REPUBLIC in collaboration with Big Loud, features superstar collaborations with Dolly Parton, Hank Williams JR., Tim McGraw and more
News Isadora Kamotskin promoted to Marketing Director at Warner Music Finland Kamotskin joined Warner Finland in 2016
News This Chinese tech giant, worth $4.8bn, just launched a fully AI music streaming service Firm has launched what it claims to be 'the world's first AI-powered music streaming platform'
News Bruce Springsteen manager Jon Landau sells music interests to Primary Wave As a producer, Landau has worked with artists including Bruce Springsteen and Jackson Browne
News Sony Music strikes deal with Duolingo to bring tracks from stars like Hozier and Meghan Trainor to music courses Sony will be bringing its music to a new platform that promotes learning and cultural exchange"