News Too Lost projects nine-figure annual revenue haul for 2026, after adding 100k new artists and labels last year Company forecasts a nine-figure annual revenue haul for the second consecutive year.
News Believe UK and Tileyard Music form JV label Tenace Records, led by Co-Presidents Charlie Arme & Michael Harwood Former Universal Marketing Director Chris Dashwood appointed GM.
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 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 Sphere Entertainment reveals first ‘mini Sphere’ location in US The company has confirmed plans to develop a 6,000-capacity 'mini Sphere' at National Harbor in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
News Universal Music Group launches ‘Sound Generation’ education pilot in the UK The free, online programme will be piloted across all Camden primary schools before rolling out nationwide later this year
News Country Music Association CEO Sarah Trahern to retire at end of 2026 CMA says successor is expected to be announced in February
News HYBE cashes out $3.5m worth of shares, riding on BTS comeback The company is cashing out from a recent stock rally driven by the highly anticipated return of their biggest acts, BTS.
News Spotify hikes price for Premium subscribers in the US, other markets Monthly subscription cost for Premium Individual will rise from $11.99 to $12.99 in the US
News As K-pop superstars BTS return, HYBE CEO to test ‘scarcity’ model for fandom business 2026 will be the year HYBE has to prove the value of its recent investments, CEO Jason Jaesang Lee said
Interviews ‘When you can’t see the whole picture, you don’t truly understand what’s going on in your business.’ Absolute Label Services co-bosses, Henry Semmence and Simon Wills discuss Anthology, a new system they believe is key to the future of their company – and the success of their clients…
Analysis Elon Musk’s legal attack on the music industry: 3 things you might have missed MBW delves into the 53-page lawsuit issued by X Corp against most significant players in the music publishing business
News Managers and agents of Ed Sheeran, Oasis, Olivia Dean, Radiohead, Fontaines D.C. and more urge EU action on ‘predatory ticket resale’ The signatories want the Digital Fairness Act expanded to tackle ticket resale abuse.
News Elon Musk’s X sues major music publishers – plus BMG, Kobalt, NMPA and more – alleging industrywide ‘collusion’ to force licensing deal X’s lawsuit points to successful licensing agreements between the NMPA plus Roblox and Twitch as evidence of an alleged ‘extortionate scheme’.
News Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’ Read Sir Lucian Grainge's 2026 memo to UMG staff