Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Charlie Hellman Spotify's Global Head Of Music talks us through the tracks that have shaped and inspired him throughout his life and career to date
News Sony launches $2B music rights acquisition JV with Singapore’s GIC Sony Music Group is forming a music rights-buying joint venture with Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, GIC Pte.
News UMG sues Anthropic for $3bn over ‘brazen’ copyright infringement of 20,000+ songs Music publishers file second copyright infringement lawsuit against AI company Anthropic
News OpenWav fan app launched by Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma forms joint venture with Loud House for new artist commerce platform The new project seeks to provide artists and IP owners a way to launch, test and scale consumer products globally without holding inventory.
News Marion Gargula and Laurent Pernin promoted to co-General Managers at BMG France The duo have also been elevated to Vice Presidents at the company.
News Primary Wave makes strategic investment in music financing platform RUN RUN says it has already deployed 'tens of millions of dollars in capital to hundreds of artists across five continents'
News GoldState hires ex-HarbourView exec Rabih Aouad as Principal to lead investments in tech, services and other music-related businesses Aouad will support GoldState's 'growth equity strategy within the global music ecosystem'
News Pam Schoenfeld appointed SVP, Chief Legal Officer at BMI Schoenfeld succeeds Stuart Rosen, who will continue as Senior Legal Advisor until June 30, 2026
News Spotify says it paid out over $11bn to the music industry in 2025 The streaming giant has hailed the figure as "the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history".
News Saul Fitton joins PULSE Music Group as Senior Vice President/Head of Creative, UK London-based Fitton previously served as Senior Director, A&R for Sony Music Publishing and A&R Manager at Warner Chappell Music
News David Checa joins Warner Chappell Music Colombia as Managing Director The industry veteran will oversee WCM’s operations in one of Latin America’s most influential music markets.
News Wixen files $50m copyright suit against Meta, claims tech giant wants to replace songwriters with AI The lawsuit also claims that Meta wants to cut songwriter royalties to make way for AI-generated music.
News Ex-BMG boss Hartwig Masuch named Chairman of music remix platform Hyph Masuch has joined Hyph in an advisory capacity with immediate effect and will transition to Chairman in April 2026.
News Miranda Lambert catalog acquired by Sony Music Publishing in partnership with Domain Capital The deal encompasses her complete back catalog of songs.
Interviews ‘Physical music is powerful and under-leveraged. In 2026, it won’t be a sideshow – it’ll be a core strategic revenue and brand channel.’ Happiness. Marketing founder Thom Skarzynski talks physical music, D2C, superfans and more
News Having spent $160m on music rights to date, Bella Figura buys ‘significant portion’ of catalog from UK indie label Jeepster The deal includes notable releases from Belle And Sebastian, Snow Patrol, and The Gentle Waves.
News Olivia Dean exec producer Zach Nahome inks global publishing deal with UMPG and NWS Music Group Nahome was named Producer of the Year at MBW's 2025 Music Business UK Awards
News Catalog of Brazilian icon Gilberto Gil acquired by Primary Wave in partnership with Nas Nuvens Music Group Gilberto Gil is described as one 'of the most important and influential figures in not just music but Brazilian culture'