News From YouTube’s $8bn music industry payout to Spotify’s song mashup patent… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place
News UAE-based CMO Music Nation formally begins operations The company received approval from the UAE government in June to operate a CMO in the country
News Now IMPALA says UMG/Downtown deal would ‘harm cultural diversity’; Universal rubbishes accusation in trade body’s new paper Org has published a paper titled "Universal/Downtown – Why does it matter from a cultural diversity perspective?"
Analysis News Deezer reports Q3 revenues of $153m, confirms subscriber growth momentum in France Deezer's AI detection system and personalization features are 'attracting global attention, opening opportunities beyond our core markets,' said CEO Alexis Lanternier
News Kakao founder acquitted of stock manipulation charges in bidding war against HYBE A Seoul court said prosecutors didn't prove their case that Kim Beom-su manipulated SM Entertainment's stock price in a bidding war against HYBE
News Lizzo sued for alleged copyright violation in unreleased song snippet referencing Sydney Sweeney jeans ad A rep for Lizzo said they were 'surprised' by a lawsuit over a social media snippet of an unreleased song
News YouTube’s ‘twin engine of ads and subscriptions is firing on all cylinders,’ says Lyor Cohen, as platform makes $8bn+ payout to the music industry over the past year The figure was shared by Lyor Cohen, YouTube’s Global Head of Music, at the Billboard Latin Music Conference in Miami on Wednesday.
News Triller Group faces Nasdaq delisting over missed filings The TikTok rival missed the deadline to submit its annual report for 2024 and quarterly reports for the periods ending March 31 and June 30, 2025.
News Recording Academy to stage Grammy House Giza event in Egypt The Academy has previously held Grammy House events in Los Angeles and New York but hasn't taken the concept outside the US until now.
News YouTube showcases new AI likeness detection tool For now, the tool will be available to creators on YouTube, but it's widely expected something similar will roll out for the general public as well
News Revenues at India’s Tips Music rose 11% YoY in calendar Q3 amid ‘challenging industry environment’ The prominent Indian label's revenue growth has shrunk rapidly in recent quarters
News NYSE plans to delist classical music streamer Kuke, four years after the company raised $50m for its US IPO Under NYSE regulations, a stock whose value falls below $1 per share for more than 30 trading days can be delisted
News Merlin partly dismisses lawsuit against Triller The case continues to threaten the TikTok rival with a possible default judgment just as it fights to stay on the Nasdaq stock exchange.
Interviews ‘Bravery is rewarded, fear is the ultimate killer of anything.’ Mike Sabath on working with Raye, why he makes music, fighting for change and why AI belongs in the backseat
News AEG’s AXS forms ticketing JV in Japan with Lawson Entertainment The partnership builds on AXS’s existing operation in Japan, which launched in 2018.
News Live music discovery platform Bandsintown reaches 100m registered users The company says it now has a network of over 700,000 registered artists and 65,000 venues and promoters.
News Mariah Carey named as MusiCares 2026 Person of the Year The event will be held on January 30, 2026, at the Los Angeles Convention Center, two days before the 2026 Grammy Awards.
News Rehan Manickam appointed Director of A&R in the US for Bamboo Artists Los Angeles-based hire to drive artist development and cross-territory strategy for Germany-born company