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 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.
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 Sony Music Publishing inks global deal with Nashville-based faith-focused label By Design By Design's roster includes country artist Frankie Ballard, pop-folk performer Zoe Levert, singer-songwriter Alex Jude, and the sister duo barlow.
Analysis News Sony generated $2.89B from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q3 2025, up 13.3% YoY A monster quarter for major, with streaming revenues in recorded music up 12% YoY, and streaming revenues in music publishing up 25% YoY
Interviews BeatStars has paid creators over $400m to date. CEO Abe Batshon wants 1 million musicians to earn a living from his platform 1.5 million tracks are downloaded monthly from BeatStars' marketplace of 11 million-plus beats
Analysis News Spotify leadership talk price hikes, the company’s ‘ubiquity strategy’ and more on Q3 earnings call Spotify is making a big push into audiobooks and video, and so far, it appears to be paying off
News Live Nation’s revenue jumps 11% to record $8.5bn in Q3 on strong stadium activity, fan spending The company hosted over 51 million fans globally in Q3, with stadium shows up 60% from the prior year.
Analysis 3 things you might have missed from Universal’s Q3 earnings call Music fans want to see AI improve their listening experience, not replace human artists, UMG's research found
Analysis On… Universal’s pincer move, and Suno’s legal loneliness This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Interviews Warner Music Italy boss Pico Cibelli talks A&R, M&A, Italian-language music growth – and the company’s new frontline label structure MBW’s World Leaders series meets Pico Cibelli, President of Warner Music Italy.
Analysis News UMG has struck a new YouTube deal that includes ‘guardrails’ around AI… and 3 other things Sir Lucian Grainge said on Universal’s Q3 earnings call Deal covers both recorded music and music publishing
News ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN will now accept registrations of ‘partially’ AI-generated musical works Compositions that are 'entirely created' using AI tools are not eligible for registration with any of the individual societies