News YMU explores financial restructuring, owing current lenders £70m (report) YMU is home to a transatlantic music division representing talent in the UK and US
News Anthem invests in Timbaland’s music marketplace Beatclub, acquires additional publishing interests in his catalog Company expands long-standing partnership with Timbaland
News Universal Music Group opens $800m bond offering Proceeds will be used for refinancing of existing debt and paying transaction fees and expenses
Interviews This independent artist has over a billion streams on Spotify. 10 years ago, a record label told him his music was ‘unreleasable’. Bruno Major joins the Music Business Worldwide Podcast
Analysis Carving up, or growing the pie? Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive of the UK-based Music Managers Forum, discusses the major record companies' share of the streaming pie
News Dua Lipa ‘Levitating’ copyright infringement lawsuit dismissed Artikal Sound System alleged that Levitating was 'substantially similar' to their 2017 track 'Live Your Life'
News New ETF claims to offer ‘convenient solution’ for investors looking for exposure to the global music industry Exchange-traded funds have exploded in popularity in recent years, and now they’re coming to the music business.
News Ex-ByteDance exec claims China’s government accessed TikTok data of users in Hong Kong (report) Claims were reported by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, June 5
News Luke Combs named top artist-songwriter in Q1 2023, on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Ray Fulcher claimed the title of the top non-performing songwriter
News Warner Music Japan strikes strategic partnership with creative house LAND LAND to produce music involving collaborations with prominent global artists
News EU calls on tech giants to label AI-generated content The EU is asking tech giants like Google, Meta, TikTok and Microsoft to start labeling AI-generated content on its services
News Universal’s merch company Bravado makes series of leadership appointments Alyssa Tobias named Vice President, Head of Creative Services, amongst other appointments
News Firebird confirms investments in Mick Management, Lex Borrero’s Ntertain, Defected, more Nat Zilkha says Firebird has access to $1 billion in capital, has spent hundreds of millions of dollars
News Members of K-pop group EXO file anti-trust complaint against SM Entertainment Artists dispute the legitimacy of their contracts
News Karol G partners with Interscope, ‘reaffirming’ long-term relationship with Universal Music Group Karol G signed with Universal Music Latin Entertainment in 2016
Interviews News As AI-made music explodes, Deezer lays out strategy to identify AI tracks and ‘weed out illegal and fraudulent content’ on its platform Deezer is building a set of tools to detect AI-generated content on its platform
News After closing seed rounds, music startups AudioShake, MYXT team up to integrate technologies Myxt recently raised $2m, and AudioShake raised $2.7m in their respective sees rounds
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide strikes global distribution deal with Rostrum Records ADA to be responsible for worldwide distribution services for Rostrum’s entire label catalog and new releases