News Too Lost projects nine-figure annual revenue haul for 2026, after adding 100k new artists and labels last year Company forecasts a nine-figure annual revenue haul for the second consecutive year.
News AEG Presents expands Global Touring Division with key hires and internal promotions Caleb Merrell and Laurel Hilburn elevated to Senior Tour Directors; Ryan Erickson and Emily Harenza join marketing leadership from Live Nation and Paramount.
News Duetti secures $200m in fresh financing, led by $50m Series C equity investment from The Raine Group The funding consists of a $50 million Series C equity round led by Raine Partners and a $125 million private securitization.
News Universal launches Def Jam Recordings China division in Chengdu, ‘the capital of Chinese hip-hop’ Def Jam Recording China has partnered with China Mobile's Migu to discover talent, and create and distribute music.
Analysis News On… Warner’s cutbacks, and the bigger story. The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Sphere Entertainment reveals first ‘mini Sphere’ location in US The company has confirmed plans to develop a 6,000-capacity 'mini Sphere' at National Harbor in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
News Tiny Vinyl has released collectible records by Chappell Roan, Rihanna, KATSEYE, and more superstars. Now its expanding into Europe. Tiny Vinyl's collectible four-inch records can play up to 4 minutes of music per side
News Universal Music Group launches ‘Sound Generation’ education pilot in the UK The free, online programme will be piloted across all Camden primary schools before rolling out nationwide later this year
News Bruno Mars breaks Ticketmaster single-day sales record, with 2.1m tickets sold for ‘The Romantic Tour’ The artist recently added 32 new dates for the Live Nation-produced 2026 tour, expanding to a total of 70 shows.
News Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern to retire at end of 2026 CMA says successor is expected to be announced in February
News SESAC names Chris Sheehan as VP, International Veteran UK executive steps into international role following more than two decades of collaboration with the PRO
News Kobalt strikes global publishing partnership with India’s Madverse Music The deal gives Madverse's network of over 150,000 independent artists and labels access to Kobalt's global publishing infrastructure globally.
News Derek Cournoyer appointed Strategy Lead, Music Business Affairs at ElevenLabs The music exec is joining ElevenLabs after a decade at Kobalt
News Musical AI raises $4.5m to scale AI attribution tech The startup’s technology identifies what percentage of a generated output came from which source.
News Cutting Edge acquires music catalog of composer John Paesano, including scores from ‘Maze Runner’ and ‘Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes’ The deal includes music from franchises that have generated over $1.8 billion at the global box office.