News Cutting Edge acquires AMC Studios’ full catalog of TV music rights, including compositions from hit series ‘The Walking Dead’ Under the deal, AMC Networks will continue to use the music within AMC Studios’ series “in perpetuity.”
News Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ breaks Spotify record for most-streamed album in a single day by a female artist in 2025 The record spent 11 weeks on Spotify’s Countdown Page ahead of its release.
News StubHub losses widen despite revenue growth ahead of planned IPO Net loss more than doubled in H1 2025 to $111.8 million, while revenue rose 3% YoY to $827.9 million.
News Arrival Artists and ATC Live merge to create global booking agency ROAM The merger establishes ROAM as the “fifth largest” independent booking agency globally.
News Downtown Music boss speaks out on UMG deal: ‘The debate must be honest. It must be about facts, not agendas.’ UMG’s Virgin Music Group revealed in December that it had agreed to buy Downtown LLC in a $775m deal, which is currently under Phase II investigation by the European Commission.
News WMG promises ‘more firepower’ for British artists as Atlantic and Warner Records UK labels align with US leadership Simon Robson to lead UK operations following Tony Harlow’s departure as CEO of WMUK
News Sony Music Publishing named Publisher of the Year at BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards Ceremony was hosted by BMI’s EVP and Chief Revenue & Creative Officer Mike Steinberg and BMI’s Vice President, Creative, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton
News Warner’s Divo Music makes play for independent artists in India via new label Loopd Warner acquired a majority stake in Divo in 2023
News Dynamite Songs acquires catalog of Grammy-winning producer Keith Harris Deal includes songs that Harris co-produced for The Black Eyed Peas, Estelle, Madonna, Usher, Robin Thicke and Chrisette Michele
News Bandcamp launches human-curated ‘Bandcamp Clubs’ at $13 a month The new clubs will have no algorithms involved and will be curated by music tastemakers like Tina Edwards and Jamz Supernova
News Christopher Södergren to lead Direct-to-Consumer strategy at Sony Music in newly-created role Growing the e-commerce side of the business is "a top strategic priority" for Sony Music
News Tony Harlow to exit as CEO of Warner Music UK Harlow to step down from role as CEO of Warner Music UK at the end of October
News Vinyl records and CDs spared from Donald Trump’s new US import tariffs Physical music formats are classified as “information materials” exempt from trade restrictions.
News SM Entertainment teams up with music tech startup Verses on AI-generated rap music project The collaboration centers on Verses' Rappie application, which generates rap lyrics, vocals and accompanying videos using AI.
News Warner Music signs Japanese star Yuki Chiba in partnership with 300 Entertainment Chiba collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion on 'MAMUSHI', which has generated more than 284 million streams on Spotify to date.
News The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ becomes first song to hit 5bn streams on Spotify The latest achievement coincides with the track topping Billboard's Top Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs of the 21st Century chart
News South Korea prosecutors seek 15-year prison term for Kakao founder over alleged manipulation of SM Entertainment stock Prosecutors say Kim Beom-su was 'the ultimate beneficiary' in a scheme to inflate SM Entertainment's stock price in a bidding war for the K-pop firm
News DEAG reports 17% jump in H1 revenue, aims to sell 12m tickets this year The Germany-headquartered company saw revenue jump nearly 50% in its live touring division