News Tuned Global inks deal to provide yoga and fitness giant Lululemon with licensed music for Lululemon Studio White label app solution enables instructors to search for music via filters based on criteria such as BPM, key, genre, and other variables
Analysis News Taylor Swift’s recorded music generated more money globally than any other artist in 2022 MBW explains why Bad Bunny didn't make the Top 3 - despite having the biggest streaming album by far in the US last year
News HYBE says it ‘can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s major record labels’ as it secures stake in rival SM Entertainment HYBE completes deal to acquire 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment
News Spotify just launched a personalized ‘DJ’ powered by Generative and Voice AI SPOT uses 'dynamic AI voice platform' from its acquisition of London-based Voice startup Sonantic
News Stacey Tang and Glyn Aikins named Co-Presidents of Sony Music’s RCA UK Both executives will report into Jason Iley, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music UK & Ireland
Analysis News After buying BandCamp, Epic Games pushes indie artists to millions of Fortnite players in curated radio station Epic Games acquired Bandcamp in March 2022
News Reservoir acquires catalog of saxophonist and jazz icon Sonny Rollins Company acquires Rollins' publishing and recorded rights
News Marcus Wise named Chief Executive Officer for Europe at Wise Music Group He was previously Global Head of Media
News Jaxsta acquires ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ Vampr News comes just three months after Vampr received investment from Downtown
Analysis News Is the slowdown in big-money music catalog deals officially over? Moves from Hipgnosis, Shamrock, Primary Wave, and a big brewing Michael Jackson story have all pumped excitement into 2023's M&A narrative
Analysis News HYBE revenues soared 41.6% YoY to $1.37bn in 2022, surpassing the 1 billion dollar mark for the second straight year HYBE posts 2022 financial results
News Jack Melhuish upped to GM at Warner’s Parlophone Records, as part of series of promotions and hires Warner Music Group's UK-based Parlophone Records has made a number of key promotions and hires
News George Harrison’s solo recordings move to Dark Horse Records/BMG, bringing his publishing and recorded music under one roof While Dark Horse Records/BMG administers the music publishing of George Harrison, it will now also serve as his label home
News Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Bryan-Michael Cox named SVP, A&R, and Executive Producer at LVRN A producer for the likes of Usher, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, Justin Bieber, and more, B. Cox has won nine Grammy awards
News Deezer strikes long-term partnership with speaker maker Sonos to power Sonos Radio globally Sonos launched its ad-supported radio streaming service in 2020
News SM Entertainment, the company behind K-Pop stars EXO and Aespa, generated revenues of $198m in Q4 2022, up 18.2% YoY SM Entertainment posts Q4 financial results
News Virgin Music UK inks global distribution deal with Modern Sky UK Virgin Music UK enters into global sales and distribution deal with Liverpool-based label Modern Sky UK
Analysis News As HYBE eyes a $900m stake in K-pop rival, SM Entertainment slams BTS company’s ‘hostile takeover attempt’ SM Entertainment CFO Jang Cheol Hyuk argues that HYBE's takeover bid would lead to the latter company's monopolization of the K-Pop industry