Music Business News: North America

The biggest headlines from the past few days...

The acquisition will combine Canada's leading performing and reproduction rights organizations, pending regulatory approval.

Live Nation's Concerts division drew 49 million fans in Q2

Michael Jackson's Thriller album was Sony's biggest-selling artist project around the world in calendar Q2 2026, boosted by the Michael biopic movie

The model rolled out inside Google Flow Music, the company's AI song-creation platform.

Mason said the Asian Pop category was created "to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia."

The following MBW op/ed comes from Samantha Moore, President of Rostrum Pacific-owned distributor SpaceHeater.

Soundpatrol struck partnered with Universal and Sony in September 2025 to detect copyright infringement in AI-generated music