Analysis News WMG revenues up 12.6% YoY in calendar Q3 driven by Alex Warren and other stars, as ‘artist services’ revenues soar 64.3% thanks to Oasis merch Warner Music Group has issued its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025 (calendar Q3 – the company’s fiscal Q4).
Interviews ‘There is little more important to me than giving children the music they deserve that will stay with them for life.’ From raving in Ibiza with Ministry of Sound to heading up Universal Music UK’s youth strategy – via The Powerpuff Girls and Amy Winehouse – Sarah Boorman discusses her life in music and a job that’s also a vocation…
News Primary Wave strikes partnership for catalog, name and likeness rights, of late jazz pianist Dave Brubeck The publisher will handle marketing, branding and licensing opportunities for Brubeck’s catalog, including sync deals for film and TV projects.
Interviews Meet BTS label boss Seon Jeong Shin, the exec guiding the superstar K-pop group’s ‘unprecedented’ return MBW’s World Leaders series meets Seon Jeong Shin, President of HYBE's flagship record label BIGHIT MUSIC
News From 50,000 AI tracks flooding Deezer daily, to Spotify’s Premium Platinum pilot The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Too Lost signs direct partnership with South Korean streaming service Melon The indie music distributor and publisher says the move is “another strategic step” in its global expansion
Analysis News As Spotify dabbles with Premium Platinum, China’s Tencent Music is already cashing in on its 15m+ Super VIPs Spotify is testing Premium price segmentation in 5 markets, testing a model that has already proven successful at China's Tencent Music Entertainment
News Welcome to Spotify Supremium: Higher-priced ‘Platinum’ subscription tier arrives in India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and UAE In India, Spotify's new 'Premium Platinum' tier is more than twice the price of today's 'Individual' tier
News Radio streamer TuneIn acquired by Canadian media firm Stingray for $175m The transaction value is based on TuneIn’s projected sales of $110 million and adjusted EBITDA of $30 million for the 12 months ending December 31.
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 iHeartMedia and TikTok team up to launch podcast network and digital radio station TikTok Podcast Network will feature up to 25 podcasts hosted by TikTok creators with podcasts to be distributed via iHeartRadio.
News HYBE generated over half a billion dollars in Q3, as K-Pop company’s concert revenues surge 231% YoY Weverse had 11.6 million monthly active users, up by +700,000 from the 10.9 million recorded in Q2 202.
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
News Nuno Rocha appointed Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm Company expands with new office in Luanda, Angola