News As GEMA awaits its Suno copyright verdict, the German collecting society launches ‘PLAI’ – a fully licensed dataset for training AI music tools AI music transcription company Klangio is the dataset's first customer.
News Providence set to fully acquire Casey Wasserman’s THE•TEAM, valuing agency at $3.4B (report) The private-equity firm already owns around 60% of the business and is set to buy out founder Casey Wasserman's remaining stake.
Interviews Move Concerts CEO Phil Rodriguez: ‘I’m bullish about our business. Music and sports are the last tribal experiences.’ MBW's World Leaders series meets Phil Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Latin America-focused Move Concerts
News Andy Burnham, the UK’s new Prime Minister, cuts business rates by 20% for live music venues, pubs and clubs in England The cut will apply to nearly 32,000 businesses, with the typical pub estimated to save £1,100 (around USD $1,475) in the next financial year.
News Muvox drops its patent lawsuit against BMG, then sues Apple and Amazon over the same patent The New Mexico company filed a notice of voluntary dismissal in its case against BMG on July 15, ending a dispute it first brought in August 2024.
News Songwriter sues Willie Colón’s publishing company over royalties from salsa hit ‘Talento de Televisión’ Amílcar Boscán also asked a judge to let him reclaim the copyrights to the song under US copyright law.
Interviews Why Soundcharts is betting on music’s ‘other AI revolution’ Soundcharts founder David Weiszfeld on 'tokenmaxxing', the AI reckoning he expects in 2027, and why the jobs at the heart of the music business will outlast the tools built to serve them.
News Academy of Country Music appoints Andy Schuon, ex-MTV and REVOLT TV exec, as new CEO Andy Schuon will start in the role on September 1, 2026, and will be based at the Academy's headquarters in Nashville.
News Sync agency Nothing Standard launches publishing JV with UMPG UK and record label via Virgin Music Singer-songwriter Morgan Harper-Jones is the first signing to Nothing Standard Publishing through the UMPG collaboration.
News 90,000 AI tracks flood Deezer daily – passing 50% of all new music uploads for the first time Deezer says it will take down AI tracks used to inflate streams fraudulently, as well as those that have not been streamed for six months or more
Analysis They’re Not ‘Major Labels.’ The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham
News HYBE names new girl group TUIDE, set to debut under its ABD label this year The group will be produced by Han Sung Soo, the founder of PLEDIS Entertainment, who has produced groups including SEVENTEEN.
Interviews ‘Asia will become one of the primary drivers of global touring rather than simply a destination on international routes.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Tommy Jinho Yoon, founder and CEO of Asia-focused music promoter International Creative Agency (ICA).
News Cutting Edge acquires music rights and royalties of ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Yellowstone’ composer Brian Tyler Company described the deal as one of the largest ever completed for the rights of a single film and TV composer
News South Korea bill would require music distributors to screen tracks for content harmful to minors before release If a track is judged harmful and its creator is under 19, the distributor must block it from release, according to The Korea Times.