News Udio’s licensed AI music app will be called Starstruck, with four creation modes for fans (Report) Starstruck will offer four modes for users to interact with music from opted-in artists and songwriters: Cover, Reimagine, Remix and Create.
Interviews Warner Music COO, Armin Zerza: Music is under-monetized, under-digitized, and ripe for ‘years of productivity’ Zerza appeared at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Wednesday (May 20)
News Wixen doubles damages demand to $102M in expanded copyright lawsuit against Meta Wixen says it believes the total number of infringed works to be "well over one thousand."
Interviews Chord Music Partners’ John Chapman on the next wave of capital heading for music rights Alongside Sam Hendel, Chapman runs Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family
News After selling Taylor Swift her masters, Shamrock closes new $813M fund – targeting rights including music Shamrock's Content Strategy has grown to more than $3.3 billion in AUM across equity and debt products over the past decade
News After two rejected arrest warrant bids, Seoul police review whether to try again with HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk (Reports) Seoul police said they would analyze the reasons behind the prosecution's decision before determining their next steps.
News Japan’s Avex sees music segment revenues grow 6.8% YoY to $810M in latest fiscal year, as firm’s overall revenues rise 11.3% YoY to $971M Live entertainment was the primary growth driver, supported by arena-scale touring activity and expanding international fan engagement.
Interviews Udio CEO Andrew Sanchez on ‘walled gardens’ in AI music, Warner-Suno, and why he’s skeptical of attribution engines Sanchez spoke at a MBW x Raine breakfast networking event in London this morning
News BMI to acquire Soundmouse from Orfium to build ‘largest and most comprehensive’ global cue sheet database The deal is expected to close mid-2026.
News After raising $5M, Adobe-backed Tamber officially launches its AI music-making platform The suite is powered by what Tamber calls “sonic intelligence” – a set of tools designed to work alongside artists.
News Tencent Music completes $2.4B acquisition of audio platform Ximalaya Ximalaya is one of China's largest podcasting and audiobooks platforms
News Warner Music forms cross-border artist development platform GLIIDE with Thailand’s GMM Music The platform's first signing is SVRN, a performance-driven artist whose music video for his debut single "WHY" was released on Thursday.
Interviews ‘The next global genre will likely start in someone’s bedroom – and that bedroom might be in Lagos, Mumbai or São Paulo.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Constantin Koehncke, CEO of Image-Line, the Belgian company behind FL Studio
News Russ honored with NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition celebrating 26 certified songs The plaque was presented by NMPA President & CEO David Israelite alongside Omar Grant, Senior Director of Creative at Sony Music Publishing
News What ‘blue dot fever’? Live Nation CFO says ‘There is absolutely no data that supports any issues’ with ticket sales. Live Nation‘s President & CFO spoke at MoffettNathanson’s investor conference on Thursday