News WMG’s Paul Robinson honored with Recording Academy’s ELI Service Award: He ‘stands for everything that is honest, diligent, fair.’ Robinson has served as WMG's top lawyer since 2006
News 60,000 AI tracks hit Deezer daily as platform moves to license detection tech to wider music industry Deezer also revealed that up to 85% of all streams on AI-generated music were fraudulent in 2025
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Charlie Hellman Spotify's Global Head Of Music talks us through the tracks that have shaped and inspired him throughout his life and career to date
News Ex-BMG boss Hartwig Masuch named Chairman of music remix platform Hyph Masuch has joined Hyph in an advisory capacity with immediate effect and will transition to Chairman in April 2026.
News Sony Music buys 49% stake in music unit of Vietnam media giant YeaH1; companies launch new SYE Holdings joint venture SME, through Sony Music Entertainment Hong Kong, agreed to acquire a 49% stake in YeaH1-owned 1Label for an undisclosed sum last month.
News Andre ‘Dre’ Harris Signs Worldwide Publishing Deal with Warner Chappell Music The Grammy-nominated songwriter and producer joins WCM following recent chart success with Kehlani’s “Folded”
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.