News Las Vegas Sphere drove Sphere Entertainment’s Q2 revenues up 11% to $314M; operating loss ballooned 22% The Sphere segment, which runs the Las Vegas venue, generated revenues of $226.4 million, up $50.8 million, or 29%, year-over-year.
Analysis News The EU AI Act’s rules on AI content labeling and training are now law and enforceable. Here’s what they mean for the music business. The European Union's rules requiring AI-generated content to be labeled took effect on Sunday (August 2).
News BMG acquires Wolfmother frontman Andrew Stockdale’s publishing and recorded rights BMG has published Stockdale globally since 2016, and the acquisition adds his recorded music royalties and neighboring rights to that relationship.
News Clique Apps enters the superfan market with standalone apps built for individual artists Unlike Patreon or FanFix profiles, each Clique app lives independently under the creator's name in the App Store.
News Superfan platform Sesh acquired by free music app TREBEL to build out artist services across the Americas Sesh's technology, TREBEL said, "turns a listener into an identified fan in under a minute."
Analysis News Universal Music Group generated $3.83B in Q2, up 13.3% YoY – driven by Noah Kahan, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, and Olivia Dean UMG published its fresh set of quarterly results on July 30
News UMG’s new releases in India will go exclusively to paid streaming subscribers for first 72 hours Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman and CEO of UMG, announced the move on the company's earnings call on Thursday (July 30).
News Nas to receive BMI Icon Award at the 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards The GRAMMY-winning rapper will be honored at the private ceremony in Los Angeles on August 26.
News Majors, Believe, BMG, Concord, HYBE and more propose chart eligibility rules for AI music Framework would 'establish a clear boundary between human-led creativity and works that are purely synthetic or generated by unauthorized AI models'
News K-pop’s ‘Big Four’ and South Korean government reveal plans for Fanomenon festival in Seoul and Los Angeles The inaugural edition will run for 11 days across Seoul Arena in the city's Chang-dong district and the KINTEX exhibition center in nearby Goyang.
News UK recorded music exports hit record $1.05B in 2025, up just 0.8% YoY 2025 was the first time the annual total had surpassed £800M, which converts to USD $1.05B
News Qobuz rolls out real-time synced lyrics to all subscribers Qobuz's redesigned player carries visuals that shift with a track's album artwork and keeps a mini-player on screen while users navigate the app.
News Universal hires Tseyin Foo as President, Global Supply Chain to ‘strengthen the global capabilities powering UMG’s next phase of growth’ Former Skechers and Nike exec will be based in Los Angeles
News Timo Hoffmann named Head of A&R, Germany at Frontiers Label Group Hoffmann held roles in PR, catalog management, marketing, and product management at AFM Records and Atomic Fire Records / Reigning Phoenix Music.
News Inside the first accounts of Rock Bidco, the London company Sony used for its $1B+ Queen deal The filing, reviewed by MBW, shows the company received GBP £1.079 billion from its US parent and sole shareholder, SMG-One LLC, during its first year.