News Spotify expands audiobooks to 5 more European countries, including its home market, Sweden Audiobooks are now available to listeners in Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Monaco as well
Interviews As SoundCloud overhauls its creator subscription model, CEO Eliah Seton says the platform is building music’s ‘next major revenue format’ Exec talks SoundCloud's strategy, the future of fan monetization
News Primary Wave strikes partnership for catalog, name and likeness rights, of late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck The publisher will handle marketing, branding and licensing opportunities for Brubeck’s catalog, including sync deals for film and TV projects.
News Aisha Salem-Howey named General Counsel at UAE’s Music Nation She will lead legal, regulatory and governance strategy for the company while also handling international engagement.
Interviews ‘I see an explosion of hybrid sounds coming from Africa. The next big global hits will come from these cultural crossovers.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Nuno Rocha, Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm
News Songscription raises $5M in funding as ‘Shazam for sheet music’ platform reaches 150K users The platform currently supports piano, violin, flute, guitar, bass guitar, and trumpet, with plans to add more instruments.
News Radio streamer TuneIn acquired by Canadian media firm Stingray for $175m The transaction value is based on TuneIn’s projected sales of $110 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30 million for the 12 months ending December 31.
News un:hurd, valued at $11.8M, opens crowdfunding campaign after seven-figure funding round The platform's community of 185,000 artists and labels will be able to buy into the company for as little as £15 ($19.68).
News Grammy winner MixedByAli launches ‘EngineEars Direct’ music distribution platform Service is powered by EMPIRE's white label distribution platform, Supply Chain
News Vevo unveils its 2026 DSCVR Artists to Watch list, begins roll-out of accompanying promotional campaigns Leading music video network shines the spotlight on 20 top tips for next year
News TuneCore has paid out over $5 billion to self-releasing artists to date TuneCore has paid out around $1 billion since June 2024, or about $59 million per month until November 2025.
News Epidemic Sound unveils AI ‘Studio’ tool to generate video soundtracks Studio analyzes uploaded videos and generates a synchronized soundtrack using music from its catalog along with ambient sounds and foley effects.
News Secretly Distribution expands global footprint with launch of Asia-Pacific division Chris Cannon promoted to VP of International Strategy & Max Thomas Elevated to First Head of APAC
Analysis News 50,000 AI tracks flood Deezer daily – as study shows 97% of listeners can’t tell the difference between human-made vs. fully AI-generated music Fully AI-generated music now accounts for 34% of all tracks delivered to Deezer each day, according to new data released by the French streaming platform.
News Milk & Honey expands in UK, adding Bigfoot Music Management and clients As a result of the pact, Jeremy Ford, Adam Beyer’s longtime manager, becomes Senior Vice President of Electronic for Milk & Honey globally