News The latest Music Business Worldwide Magazine is out now. Read it here. The latest edition of Music Business Worldwide‘s bi-monthly magazine is out now with digital and physical subscribers.
News Mohnish Sani appointed Head of Strategy and Growth for HYBE Americas The role is newly created at the company, which oversees HYBE's business in the US, Canada, and Latin America.
News Donald Trump signs American Music Tourism Act into law, tasking Commerce Department with promoting travel to US music sites and events Under the Act, music tourism covers travel to attend a festival, a concert, or another live musical performance or music-related special event.
News Ben Katovsky joins Matt Spetzler’s Pipeline as CEO Pipeline is the $200 million-backed financing platform for the music and creative industries that launched in January through Matt Spetzler's investment firm Jamen Capital.
Analysis News Here’s exactly what Amazon, Spotify, Apple and other streaming services want to pay songwriters for 2028–2032 Spotify, Apple, Amazon, Pandora, and Google have filed their rate proposals in Phonorecords V
News Jim Roppo named Vice Chairman of Warner Records Group Roppo joins from Universal Music Group, where he most recently served as Chairman and CEO of Republic Records.
News YouTube Music starts labeling AI-generated songs, using partner disclosures and its own detection tools 'Our listeners have told us they want transparency when they're hearing an AI-generated track,' said YouTube
News Multiple layoffs at Universal Music Group, as $270M cost-cutting program continues Execs such as Tunji Balogun, Ben Mortimer, Nicole Wyskoarko, and Sam Riback are leaving UMG
News Taylor Swift expands voice trademark filings to the UK, EU, and Australia The filings follow three applications submitted to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in April
News Summer Walker sues LVRN for fraud, asks court to void 2017 deal as Interscope pursues $50M+ claim against her (report) The suit came to light days after Universal Music Group's Interscope Records sued Walker for more than USD $50 million.
News BTS’s ARIRANG passes 5 billion Spotify streams – around 2 billion more than any other album released in 2026, says BigHit Music BigHit Music announced the figure on Wednesday (October 14), naming the runner-up as Olivia Rodrigo's "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love."
News Raye says ticket scalpers used AI bots to create ‘hundreds of thousands of fake registrations’ as 1.8M sign up for 5,000 Royal Albert Hall seats Presale registration for the show ran through a sign-up page hosted by fan marketing platform co:brand.
News Viktoria Siniavskaia appointed President EMEA at Believe The appointment is part of what Believe calls its "evolution toward a stronger regional leadership model," the company said.
Interviews ‘When you control your IP, you control your destiny.’ Loud And Live boss and grammy-winning producer turned promoter Nelson Albareda talks venues, brand partnerships, and the economics of Latin touring
News Live Nation moves to acquire majority stake in concert promoter Bizarro Chile, months after buying into Bizarro Peru The deal comes less than nine months after Live Nation agreed to take a majority stake in Bizarro Peru
News Deezer to let users block AI-generated music from search results Deezer is introducing an on/off toggle that will let users exclude fully AI-generated music from their search results
Interviews ‘Independent artists in India deserve the same infrastructure access, royalty transparency, and global reach that Western artists have been exposed to.’ Madverse boss Rohan Nesho Jain on the platform's positioning in the independent space, his predictions for the India's music market, and more…
News Rebecca Allen to exit UMG UK Chief Artist and Strategy Officer role after 27 years at Universal Allen was promoted to the newly formed role of Chief Artist and Strategy Officer at UMG UK in December 2025