News Beatport launches ticketing platform exclusively for dance music events Beatport Tickets will allow labels, promoters, and venues in the UK and European Union to sell tickets through Beatportal.
Interviews Limbo was one of the first LATAM distro companies to sign a deal with iTunes. Now it’s built a tool that lets labels have ‘conversations’ with their streaming data using AI chatbots MBW meets Fer Isella, co-founder and CEO of limbo/ music, a "boutique" B2B distribution technology company
News Spotify adds text input and Spanish requests to AI DJ Spotify also added personalized prompt suggestions to help users who are unsure what to request, with the system generating three suggestions.
News beatBread launches $100m global indie fund in partnership with AIM, WIN, IMPALA Labels will be able to borrow against existing catalog revenue streams, securing advances for artist signings and more.
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Jack Antonoff The multi-Grammy-winning hitmaker unveils his personal autobiography in song
News Major music publishers ink AI licensing deals with lyrics and music data company Musixmatch Musixmatch says it will use the publishers' catalogs to build 'non-generative' AI tools
News Australia and New Zealand have seen a 31% collapse in streams of local music, APRA AMCOS says Rights management org APRA AMCOS blames the problem on algorithms that 'favor scale and international repertoire'
News Too Lost makes ‘seven-figure’ investment in catalog acquisition startup AntiFragile Equity Partners The deal combines Too Lost's distribution infrastructure with AntiFragile's catalog acquisition model.
News Netflix inks Spotify deal to stream video podcasts starting 2026 Netflix subscribers will gain access to sports, culture, lifestyle and true crime video podcasts that currently stream on Spotify's platform.
News Sony Music Publishing inks admin deal with Domain Capital for Sea Gayle Music catalog Sony Music Publishing's Nashville division will provide global administration services to Sea Gayle's songwriter roster and song catalog
News Live Nation strikes deal with Trip.com to offer concert travel packages cross five markets in Asia The two parties will combine ticket presales with flights, hotels and local experiences through a multi-year agreement.
News Spotify clocked 36% increase in audiobook listeners over the past year (report) Book publishers say Spotify is bringing a new and younger audience to audiobooks
News Louis Brown and Raju Watts join The Other Songs as General Manager and Financial Director Company expands team with key music industry hires
News Saumil Mehta joins Ticketmaster as Global President to lead ‘AI transformation’ at the Live Nation-owned company Mehta will report directly to Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino.
News UK’s Jukebox launches $15m fund to invest in music, culture, tech startups The fund aims to invest in startups at 'the convergence of music, technology, and culture'
News Sacred Bones Records joins Secretly’s All Flowers Group portfolio of labels The partnership builds on an existing relationship as Sacred Bones has relied on Secretly Distribution to get its releases to market.
News IFPI shuts down Y2mate.com and 11 other ‘stream-ripping’ sites in Vietnam Most domains, including Y2mate.com, now in IFPI’s possession as part of wider anti-piracy campaign
News Frank Sinatra name, image and likeness rights acquired by Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group Azoff said at Bloomberg's Screentime conference last week that the company 'recently acquired a chunk of the Sinatra estate.'