News Xania Monet manager launches ‘multi-million-dollar’ JV with Create Music Group Romel Murphy forming 'hybrid AI and traditional' label and management firm dai + drm
News B2B music streamer Soundtrack acquires Ambie and Tunify, expanding presence in UK and Benelux Both companies will adopt the Soundtrack brand while retaining their local teams.
Analysis News Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over ‘walled gardens’ in AI music Suno exec Paul Sinclair pens memo taking aim at 'walled garden' approach championed by UMG in its recent AI licensing deals
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
Analysis UMG buying a stake in superfan app Stationhead is a bigger deal than you might realize. Here are 3 reasons why. Superfan monetization and D2C expansion continue to be strategic priorities for Universal Music Group.
News From BMG’s reported Concord acquisition talks to UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Universal Music acquires stake in superfan app Stationhead UMG's minority investment in the company follows Stationhead's merger with online music event platform Mellomanic
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 Primary Wave makes strategic investment in music financing platform RUN RUN says it has already deployed 'tens of millions of dollars in capital to hundreds of artists across five continents'
Interviews ‘Physical music is powerful and under-leveraged. In 2026, it won’t be a sideshow – it’ll be a core strategic revenue and brand channel.’ Happiness. Marketing founder Thom Skarzynski talks physical music, D2C, superfans and more
Analysis News Drake fights dismissal of ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit: 3 things you might have missed Drake thinks a federal judge just created a "dangerous" precedent for the music industry.
News Drake appeals dismissal of ‘Not Like Us’ case against UMG, says court created a ‘dangerous’ rule for rap diss tracks Lawsuit was dismissed in October 2025
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.
Analysis News Half of all paid music streams globally still take place in just 4 countries (and other highlights from Luminate’s latest report). Forty-four percent of music listeners in the US say they're less likely to be interested in a song if they know it's AI-generated, Luminate reports
News Erik Brataas appointed Norway MD/Head of Northern European Administration at peermusic The experienced music executive brings more than 30 years of experience in the Norwegian music market.