News Confirmed: Primary Wave Music to acquire Kobalt from Francisco Partners Kobalt to continue standalone operations under current management
News BTS smash K-Pop records with new album Arirang – but HYBE shares drop after comeback concert draws smaller crowd than expected All 14 tracks from the album also occupied spots on the Spotify Global Top 50, with the lead single SWIM, debuting at No. 1.
News Chance the Rapper beats Pat the Manager’s $3.8M lawsuit — but wins just $35 in countersuit The verdict capped a legal fight that began in 2020 when Pat Corcoran sued Chance the Rapper alleging unpaid commissions.
News From WMG’s Netflix deal to BMG’s Anthropic lawsuit… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Warner Music Group inks exclusive Netflix deal to make artist and songwriter documentaries The streamer will develop "documentary series and films exploring the lives, music and legacies" of WMG's roster.
Interviews As recorded music revenues hit $31.7B globally, IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley explains the opportunities – and the threats – ahead Oakley spoke on the publication of the IFPI Global Music Report 2026, which is now available to purchase
News Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29
News Sony Music has targeted 135,000+ deepfakes of its artists’ music for removal from streaming platforms The target artists include Beyoncé, Queen and Harry Styles, the BBC reported, citing Dennis Kooker, president of Sony's global digital business.
News Recorded music revenues in Italy grew +10.7% YoY last year; paid streaming revenues in the market jumped 14.1% YoY Paid subscriptions, totaling EUR €234.4 million ($269 million), represented 69% of Italy’s total streaming revenues in 2025.
News UK government reverses course on stance to let AI companies train on copyrighted music without permission 'We have listened. We have engaged extensively with creatives, AI firms, industry bodies, unions, academics and AI adopters, and that engagement has shaped our approach.'
News Subscription music streaming revenues rose just 2% YoY in Sweden in 2025 Subscription-based audio streaming revenue climbed 2% YoY to SEK 1.95 billion ($199m), accounting for 85% of all music sales in Sweden in 2025.
News Renee Brodeur promoted to General Manager of artist management firm TMWRK Executive steps up after more than 10 years at the company, overseeing strategic growth and artist operations across its global roster.
News Janet Jackson signs global deal with Believe Music Publishing Jackson has sold over 180 million records worldwide
News Björn Sandberg named Head of Commercial Marketing at AudioSalad Sandberg will lead AudioSalad’s artist and label marketing
News Tina Turner music interests acquired by Pophouse in ‘strategic transaction’ with BMG Deal with BMG also covers the late superstar's Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights.
News Deezer posts first-ever annual profit – despite total subscriber base declining in 2025 Company recently disclosed that it was receiving approximately 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks per day — around 39% of all daily deliveries
News Primary Wave partners with estate of Eartha Kitt, acquiring music catalog and name & likeness rights Deal includes the singer's 17 studio albums, eight live albums and more than 50 singles, including Santa Baby.
News BMG sues Anthropic for infringement, alleging AI firm’s $380B valuation was built on ‘stolen copyrighted works’ BMG Rights Management has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Anthropic, the AI giant behind the Claude AI chatbot.