News Ian Harrison named CEO of A2IM, as Richard James Burgess steps down after 10 years Harrison assumes the role of CEO starting Wednesday, October 1
News After ‘stream ripping’ allegations added to Suno lawsuit, labels seek to beef up Udio complaint with claims of ‘illegal scraping’ from YouTube The new filing adds a third cause of action, claiming Udio “circumvented technological measures” to obtain copyrighted material.
Analysis Why lawsuits over counterfeit merch are on the rise. It's become easier than ever to make and sell counterfeit merchandise, while merch sales have become more important than ever to artists
News Cora Lam named Head of Legal and Business Affairs at Universal Music Greater China; Mark Gao joins as SVP of Brand Partnerships Both will be based in Hong Kong and report directly to Timothy Xu, chairman and CEO of Universal Music Greater China.
News Zach Bryan just played the biggest ticketed show in US history – including $5m in merch sales 112,408 fans watched country singer Zach Bryan perform on Saturday (September 27)
News MLC can file amended complaint in ‘bundling’ lawsuit against Spotify, court says The Mechanical Licensing Collective secures crucial procedural victory in legal battle with Spotify
News Jose Cedeño promoted to EVP/General Manager of Interscope Capitol Miami Latin music veteran Jose Cedeño takes the helm of Interscope Capitol Miami
Analysis News From the MLC’s ‘bundling’ lawsuit revival to Spotify deleting 75m+ ‘spammy’ tracks… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place
News Virgin Music Group expands into Vietnam via JV with The Metub Company The new venture will be led by Nam Nhu Nguyen, who will be based in Ho Chi Minh City.
News Independent electronic music giant Armada launches new London creative hub Company opens 7,000-square-foot HQ in London
News Trump signs executive order paving way for ‘$14bn’ US TikTok deal A deal to transfer TikTok's US operations to US owners appears to be getting closer.
Analysis AI is redistributing power in music – but who will control tomorrow’s licensing? The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy, the Founder of OG.studio, and CEO of Amusica Song Management.
News Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology Companies to use "groundbreaking neural fingerprinting technologies" to detect copyright infringement in AI-generated music.
News The Music Business UK Awards 2025 in association with YouTube: The finalists revealed! The awards will take place on the evening of Tuesday, November 4 in London
News Suno just launched its own DAW, after introducing its ‘most powerful’ AI music model yet Suno Studio's launch builds on Suno's acquisition of WavTool in June.
News Ticketmaster didn’t use ‘dynamic pricing’ for Oasis concerts in the UK, will change how it sells tickets in the market, watchdog says Ticketmaster has voluntarily agreed to greater transparency in ticket prices, but has not admitted any wrongdoing, the UK's CMA said
News AWAL expands to Middle East, led by Issa Outa Issa Outa will continue reporting to Sony Music Middle East Managing Director Rami Mohsen while also working with Ben Akinbola, AWAL's Head of Growth
News FIVE Holdings, parent of electronic music experiences firm Pacha Group, secures $460m credit facility for global expansion The financing arrangement was struck with Commercial Bank of Dubai, AAIB, and Santander.