News Avex Music Group strikes global distro deal with The Orchard, excluding Japan, China and Korea AMG is the global music division of Japanese entertainment giant Avex
News ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival Eleven Music, raises $500m at $11bn valuation The latest round was led by Sequoia Capital, with partner Andrew Reed joining the ElevenLabs board.
News Amazon Music raises subscription prices in the US and UK US individual plans now cost $12.99 per month, while Prime members pay $11.99.
Interviews ‘The way people consume music is always evolving, and it’s our job to stay ahead.’ Virgin Music Group's North American GM Cindy James recalls the lessons, challenges and triumphs that have landmarked her journey from Australia to LA
Analysis News YouTube’s subscription business is now generating roughly $20bn a year – with music a key growth driver YouTube's combined advertising and subscription revenues exceeded $60 billion for 2025
Interviews With 40bn streams, $75m revenues last year, and double-digit growth forecast for 2026, Romania’s Global Records is redefining indie success in Central and Eastern Europe Global Records founder Ștefan Lucian on hitting 40bn streams, the company's revenue target for 2026 and more.
Analysis 6 key arguments from Concord and UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit – and why it’s one of the most significant AI copyright fights yet A closer look at UMG, Concord and ABKCO's second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI giant Anthropic
News Wan Yin Koh named VP, Business Development, Digital at Warner Chappell Music Asia Pacific Singapore-based executive will lead digital licensing and partnerships across the Asia Pacific region.
News Blackstone sells part of Recognition Music catalog to Sony Music for over $200m (report) Billboard reports that the deal consists primarily of publishing rights and some master recording royalty streams
News Anghami appoints Meshal Abdullah Mohammad Ali as Chairman in board reshuffle The company counted 3.54m subs as of June 30, 2025 with over 120m total registered users
News Xania Monet manager launches ‘multi-million-dollar’ JV with Create Music Group Romel Murphy forming 'hybrid AI and traditional' label and management firm dai + drm
News Live Nation acquires again, swooping for Italy’s ForumNet Group in $100m+ deal ForumNet Group owns and operates Unipol Forum, a 15,800-capacity arena that has drawn about 2m visitors annually since opening in 1990.
News B2B music streamer Soundtrack acquires Ambie and Tunify, expanding presence in UK and Benelux Both companies will adopt the Soundtrack brand while retaining their local teams.
News RCA revives JIVE Records with Mike Weiss and David Melhado as co-Presidents The label is returning with "a mission to honor its legacy while reimagining it for today’s music landscape".
News Bruce Resnikoff promoted to Chairman of Universal Music Enterprises; Jamie Krents upped to President and CEO UMG noted that Resnikoff is 'widely considered the architect of global recorded music catalog marketing'
Analysis News Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over ‘walled gardens’ in AI music Suno exec Paul Sinclair pens memo taking aim at 'walled garden' approach championed by UMG in its recent AI licensing deals
News Live Nation and Argentina’s Dale Play Live team up on $110m Mâs Monumental Stadium concert rights deal The deal, which takes effect January 1, 2027, brings together Live Nation with Argentine promoters DF Entertainment and Dale Play Live.
Analysis RDx is quietly fixing the music industry’s data problem The following MBW op/ed comes from Mark Douglas, Chief Information Officer, PPL