Analysis Sir Lucian Grainge just became the first music exec at NVIDIA’s ‘Super Bowl of AI’. Here’s what he said. Universal Music Group's Chairman & CEO just became the first music industry leader to take the stage at NVIDIA's GTC conference
News Instrument maker Roland launches AI melody generator powered by research from Sony Computer Science Laboratories The product is aimed at music producers who can treat technology like an “active collaborator."
News Global recorded music revenues hit $31.7B in 2025, up 6.4% YoY; users of paid music subscriptions reach 837M IFPI has published its new 'Global Music Report 2026' showing that global recorded music revenues grew by 6.4% YoY in 2025
News TikTok Radio launches on iHeartRadio, as TikTok ends SiriusXM partnership Segments include a weekly countdown of TikTok's 10 biggest songs, trending topics, new music highlights on Friday, and more.
Analysis Why the UMG/Downtown deal may be the last of its kind The following op/ed comes from Simon Wills, MD of UK-headquartered Absolute Label Services and lead on the new Anthology music OS.
Analysis Chance the Rapper vs. Pat the Manager trial: Seven revelations from the courtroom so far The civil trial between Chancelor Bennett (Chance the Rapper) and his former manager Patrick Corcoran is underway
Interviews ‘Creating superfans requires emotional thinking, not just analytics.’ Happiness. Marketing's Thom Skarzynski makes the case that superfandom isn’t something you discover — it’s something you intentionally build
News The MLC and Pandora clash in opposition briefs as mechanical royalties battle nears decisive stage Both filings landed in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.
Analysis News 80 artists generated $10M+ each from Spotify last year. Over 1,500 generated $1M+. Here’s the full breakdown. Spotify published its annual Loud & Clear report today (March 11), which includes bundles of fresh data on what artists generated from its service in 2025.
News Apple Music lands exclusive TikTok partnership to bring full-song streaming into social app The companies are also rolling out 'Listening Party,’ allowing fans to hear songs from an artist in real time and interact with each other.
Interviews ‘It’s a different time, and I’d like to add something great to the new era.’ Andreas Carlsson discusses his time as one the most successful writers in the world, why he regrets selling his catalog, and his new mission at Hyph
News ChatGPT can now Shazam songs, as Apple brings music recognition tool to OpenAI’s chatbot OpenAI has previously integrated Spotify and Apple Music into its app ecosystem.
News beatBread makes run of new appointments, including ex-Spotify and CD Baby execs New hires from CD Baby, Spotify and Countsy bring finance, operations and AI expertise to the music funding company’s leadership team.
News GEMA vs. Suno: German court hears landmark AI music copyright case A packed courtroom in Munich today heard oral proceedings in the copyright case brought by Germany's GEMA against AI music generator Suno.
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI strategy, Downtown, D2C, superfans, and more on UMG’s latest earnings call MBW listened in to UMG's latest earnings call. Here's what we learned.