News From UMG’s ‘robust remedy’ to address Downtown deal concern, to GoDigital Music’s Marc Anthony catalog buy… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
Analysis News TikTok’s Add to Music App tool has been used to save over 3bn tracks to music streaming services to date Taylor Swift was TikTok's Global Most-Saved Artist in 2025
News Charlotte Stahl, TikTok’s Head of Music Partnerships EMEA, exits Exec joined TikTok in 2020 as Artist Relations Manager for Germany
News Meta partners with iHeartMedia to bring Coldplay concert to VR headsets The free event will launch on Meta Horizon on December 30 at 11AM Pacific time.
News ABBA Voyage has had a $2.7bn economic impact in the UK since 2022 opening, says report In 2025 alone, the concert experience added £660 million ($878m) in UK turnover compared with £1.40 billion ($1.86bn) in the first two years combined.
News Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ Die With a Smile is Vevo’s most watched music video in 2025 with 932m global views; JENNIE records biggest premiere with 33.4m views in first 14 days On Vevo’s premiere charts, South Korean artist JENNIE's Like JENNIE recorded the most views globally in its first 14 days at 33.4 million.
News Reactional Music taps MusicInfra to build ‘next-generation’ rights management platform for gaming 'Music’s use has exploded across platforms and devices, which means that traditional frameworks and the supporting infrastructure must evolve...'
News Craig Kallman appointed Chief Music Officer of Warner Music Group A&R veteran will continue to sign new artists to Big Beat
News KATSEYE named TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year for 2025 'Pretty Little Baby' by the late, great Connie Francis became TikTok's Global Song of the Year
Analysis News The 23 biggest music business deals of 2025: From Taylor Swift to Tencent Music, Live Nation, and Chord. The biggest artist catalog related deal on this year's list is for the masters of Taylor Swift's first six albums, acquired by... Taylor Swift from Shamrock Capital
Analysis On… Suno, Songkick, and a Reddit Revolt The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Tuned Global renews Twist Music partnership as telco-bundled streaming gains ground in MENA Deal will see Tuned Global continue to power the Twist Music streaming service as it expands beyond Egypt into the UAE and Saudi Arabia
News From Epidemic Sound suing Meta again to Robert Kyncl’s new deal as WMG CEO… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Nine indie labels collectively invested $134m in artists in 2023, says ORCA-commissioned report Nine leading labels earned $1.77 for every $1 spent in 2023, and paid out $0.59 to artists, or 77% of profit.
News Dave Rocco promoted to Chief Creative Officer at Atlantic Music Group Rocco will guide the creative strategy for the label group globally