News Record labels, Spotify sue pirate group Anna’s Archive over scraping and ‘brazen theft’ of millions of tracks Pirate group accused of 'brazen theft of millions of files containing nearly all of the world's commercial sound recordings.'
News Universal launches Def Jam Recordings China division in Chengdu, ‘the capital of Chinese hip-hop’ Def Jam Recording China has partnered with China Mobile's Migu to discover talent, and create and distribute music.
News SM Entertainment targets M&A deals and AI tech integration as K-pop giant outlines ‘NEXT 3.0’ strategy The K-pop powerhouse is also aiming to build Asia's "largest and most respected publishing company" via its Kreation Music Rights (KMR) subsidiary
News UMG strikes licensing deal with NetEase Cloud Music for China including ‘artist-centric’ terms covering AI, plans to expand Super VIP tier The agreement includes provisions addressing artificial intelligence, with both companies committing to what they called artist-centric AI principles.
News Matt Spetzler’s Jamen Capital launches $200M-backed independent music financing platform, Pipeline The Jamen Capital-backed firm says that its launch comes at a "pivotal moment for the global music industry"
Analysis News On… Warner’s cutbacks, and the bigger story. The following article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Max Lousada and Julie Greenwald have quietly registered two companies together. The structure might be telling. The two companies – 26.2 Music Ltd and 26.2 Services Ltd – were established in November last year, according to UK Companies House
News Harri Davies joins The Other Songs as Head of A&R Davies arrives following senior A&R role at RCA Records UK
News Sony Music buys Munich label F.A.M.E. Recordings The deal includes debut albums from bands Schandmaul and Pam Pam Ida, along with recordings by Feuerschwanz, Werner Schmidbauer, and more.
News Kobalt strikes global publishing partnership with India’s Madverse Music The deal gives Madverse's network of over 150,000 independent artists and labels access to Kobalt's global publishing infrastructure globally.
News Bandcamp bans AI-generated music: ‘We want musicians to keep making music’ Users will be able to report suspected AI-generated content through Bandcamp’s reporting tools.
News Sony Music Publishing and Daniel Nigro Sign Global Deal with Jon Buscema Deal marks one of the first producer signings under Nigro’s Amusement venture.
News Sony Music Publishing acquires Big Yellow Dog Music Company was founded in 1998 by Kerry O’Neil and Carla Wallace and based in Nashville
News Hannah Poferl appointed Chief Data Officer at Universal Music Group Poferl comes to UMG from The New York Times, where she headed the newspaper's data operations
News Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater SpaceHeater will operate through direct relationships with Amazon and Tidal, along with other major digital storefronts.