News K-pop industry eyes royalties boost as China’s copyright body signs deals with Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music Komca says the deals address "structural problems" that had hindered royalty collection in China.
News Avex Music Group strikes global distro deal with The Orchard, excluding Japan, China and Korea AMG is the global music division of Japanese entertainment giant Avex
News ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival Eleven Music, raises $500m at $11bn valuation The latest round was led by Sequoia Capital, with partner Andrew Reed joining the ElevenLabs board.
Interviews With 40bn streams, $75m revenues last year, and double-digit growth forecast for 2026, Romania’s Global Records is redefining indie success in Central and Eastern Europe Global Records founder Ștefan Lucian on hitting 40bn streams, the company's revenue target for 2026 and more.
News Bruce Resnikoff promoted to Chairman of Universal Music Enterprises; Jamie Krents upped to President and CEO UMG noted that Resnikoff is 'widely considered the architect of global recorded music catalog marketing'
Analysis RDx is quietly fixing the music industry’s data problem The following MBW op/ed comes from Mark Douglas, Chief Information Officer, PPL
News K-pop giant JYP’s China unit and CJ ENM strike joint venture with Tencent Music ONECEAD aims to build artist businesses that "resonate both regionally and globally".
Analysis UMG buying a stake in superfan app Stationhead is a bigger deal than you might realize. Here are 3 reasons why. Superfan monetization and D2C expansion continue to be strategic priorities for Universal Music Group.
News Andy Serrao named Chief Creative Officer at Concord Label Group He will oversee A&R and strategic marketing across the company’s owned label imprints, including Fearless Records, Concord Records, and Rounder Records.
News Universal Music acquires stake in superfan app Stationhead UMG's minority investment in the company follows Stationhead's merger with online music event platform Mellomanic
News Spotify says it paid out over $11bn to the music industry in 2025 The streaming giant has hailed the figure as "the largest annual payment to music from any retailer in history".
Interviews ‘Physical music is powerful and under-leveraged. In 2026, it won’t be a sideshow – it’ll be a core strategic revenue and brand channel.’ Happiness. Marketing founder Thom Skarzynski talks physical music, D2C, superfans and more
Analysis News Drake fights dismissal of ‘Not Like Us’ lawsuit: 3 things you might have missed Drake thinks a federal judge just created a "dangerous" precedent for the music industry.
News Rebecca Kane Burton joins Superstruct Entertainment as Chief Operating Officer UK-based Kane Burton was formerly Executive Vice President of Venue Management at Oak View Group International.
News Kevin Weaver promoted to President, Atlantic Music Group He will oversee 'high-impact opportunities' across the AMG roster