News Luminate partners with Tencent Music to add sales metrics from China to its global data set for the first time Luminate, Billboard’s longtime official Charts partner, will track streaming and sales metrics from TME platforms
News Spotify calls ‘payola’ lawsuit ‘nonsense’ as class action targets playlist practices Genevieve Capolongo alleges Spotify deceives users by letting labels boost song visibility through reduced royalty payments.
News UK’s Dune nears closing of $2.6M Series A round ahead of artist investment app launch Dune's platform allows fans to buy stakes in musicians that fluctuate in value according to daily streaming data.
News Peter Edge honored with Sir George Martin Award, as Capitol Records UK sweeps MBW’s Music Business UK Awards MBW's Music Business UK Awards: All the winners
News SM Entertainment’s operating profit soars 261% amid streak of hit K-pop albums, growth at fan platform DearU A sharp jump in concert and merchandise revenue also contributed to the company's blockbuster Q3 earnings
Analysis News Spotify leadership talk price hikes, the company’s ‘ubiquity strategy’ and more on Q3 earnings call Spotify is making a big push into audiobooks and video, and so far, it appears to be paying off
News Steven Lankenau to lead Concord’s Boosey & Hawkes; Janis Susskind OBE to conclude tenure after 46 years with the company Janis Susskind OBE will conclude her tenure as Managing Director in June 2026, following a 46-year career with the company.
News Vinny Kumar promoted to President of EMPIRE Publishing, as pubco expands into Africa Munyaradzi Chanetsa to run the African division as MD while Vinny Kumar leads the global team from HQ in San Francisco
News Reservoir generated $45.4m in calendar Q3, up 12% YoY Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025
News Live Nation’s revenue jumps 11% to record $8.5bn in Q3 on strong stadium activity, fan spending The company hosted over 51 million fans globally in Q3, with stadium shows up 60% from the prior year.
News Jody Gerson vows to ‘protect human songwriters’ in the age of AI, as UMPG boss accepts International Executive of the Year honor at MBW’s Music Business UK Awards MBW's Music Business UK Awards took place in Covent Garden this evening (November 4), celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer
News Gary Gersh named Chairman of Bella Figura; company signs Sony Music Publishing deal in US push The London-based independent creative music rights company will establish operations in Los Angeles.
Analysis News Spotify subscriber base grew by 5m to 281m in Q3; company posted $680m operating profit for the quarter Company's latest financial results (for Q3 2025) were filed this morning (November 4)
Analysis The biggest heist in music history: Why AI needs to be built on transparency, consent and remuneration The following op-ed comes from Gorm Arildsen, CEO Danish CMO Koda
News Suno sued again, as Danish CMO Koda accuses company of stealing its members’ music to train AI model Suno accused of "the biggest theft in music history"
Analysis 3 things you might have missed from Universal’s Q3 earnings call Music fans want to see AI improve their listening experience, not replace human artists, UMG's research found
News Cinq Music parent company rebrands, raises $230m in fresh funding via new GoDigital Music division GoDigital, which has raised over $1bn to date, has created three new business units: GoDigital Music, Networks, and Brands.
Analysis On… Universal’s pincer move, and Suno’s legal loneliness This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.