News Music tech firm Larrosa launches in Dubai with $16m+ in assets under management and a ‘strategic roadmap’ for MENA expansion via ‘targeted acquisitions’ Company is 'actively engaged in discussions with various investment funds'
News Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma launch OpenWav app that lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans The startup lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans, and employs AI to help musicians analyze audience data.
News Sony Corp opens up 360 virtual mixing audio tech to music creators and more The technology uses specialized headphones to recreate the acoustic environment of professional studios, allowing anyone to produce studio-quality mixes anywhere.
News RIAA applauds ‘critical stand’ made by Disney and NBCUniversal in copyright lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney The complaint marks the first major AI copyright challenge from Hollywood studio giants.
News NMPA says Spotify ‘bundling’ move could cost music publishers $3.1bn through 2032 NMPA General Counsel Danielle Aguirre said Spotify's bundling move resulted in $230m in lost revenue during its first year
News Firebird-backed Mick Management strikes partnership with the UK’s Hunger Management Hunger was launched in 2019 by UK artist manager Jazz Sherman
News Sony Music partners with LuxuryKSA to develop Saudi talent The joint venture targets the global expansion of Khaliji pop artists from Saudi Arabia’s music scene.
News Iceland’s Music Publishers’ Association joins global trade body ICMP MPA Iceland becomes the 80th national group among ICMP’s network
News Secretly Group buys 50% stake in Merge Records, as co-founder Laura Ballance departs After 36 years of co-managing Merge, Laura Ballance has announced she's exiting the music industry
News HYBE restructures Japan division, appoints Kenji Shima, Jeff Miyahara to senior positions HYBE JAPAN aims to develop Japanese artists who can find an international audience
Analysis Nothing will stand in the way of independents (and why the world’s first three-person indie unicorn is only a matter of time away) Revelator's Bruno Guez on the strength of the independent music sector
News Timbaland launches AI music company Stage Zero, with first AI artist, TaTa The new venture, called Stage Zero, launched with its first signee, TaTa.
News HYBE launches TV music competition and boy band search in Latin America Winners of the talent show 'Pase a la Fama' will receive $100,000 and a recording contract with HYBE Latin America
News Apple loses bid for emergency block on App Store payment changes A federal appeals court denied the tech giant’s request to halt court-ordered changes that favor app developers like Epic Games and Spotify
News Cooking Vinyl, a prominent UK-headquartered music company, to be acquired by Exceleration Music Long-standing UK indie will continue to be led by MD Rob Collins. Founder Martin Goldschmidt will remain as Chairman