News Sony Music has targeted 135,000+ deepfakes of its artists’ music for removal from streaming platforms The target artists include Beyoncé, Queen and Harry Styles, the BBC reported, citing Dennis Kooker, president of Sony's global digital business.
News Subscription music streaming revenues rose just 2% YoY in Sweden in 2025 Subscription-based audio streaming revenue climbed 2% YoY to SEK 1.95 billion ($199m), accounting for 85% of all music sales in Sweden in 2025.
News Primary Wave partners with estate of Eartha Kitt, acquiring music catalog and name & likeness rights Deal includes the singer's 17 studio albums, eight live albums and more than 50 singles, including Santa Baby.
Analysis News Tencent Music now has 20M+ ‘Super VIP’ subscribers. Here’s what that means for China’s largest music streamer. Tencent Music Entertainment's (TME) 'Super VIP' tier has just hit a major new milestone.
News Clint Higham, John Esposito, and Kris Lamb launch Nashville label HEY NOW Records; Kenny Chesney is first signing HEY NOW Records landed East Tennessee singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney as its first signing.
News In latest move in India, Universal Music forms exclusive partnership with Albuquerque Records, the new label from singer and composer Anirudh Ravichander Universal Music India has entered into an exclusive partnership with Albuquerque Records
News Lyor Cohen letter addresses AI integration at YouTube, the ‘power of visual storytelling’ and the ‘tidal wave of choice’ facing music fans Lyor Cohen, YouTube's Global Head of Music, has published his first letter to music industry partners of 2026
News US wholesale recorded music revenue reached $11.5B in 2025, as paid streaming subscriptions hit 106.5M — adding 6.5M accounts YoY The US recorded music industry generated USD $11.535 billion in wholesale revenue in 2025, up 3.1% YoY.
News Pharrell Williams legal battle with ex-Neptunes partner widens, as Chad Hugo challenges credits on Rosalía and Latto tracks The amended filing expanded Chad Hugo’s claims, alleging that he was left off songwriter credits on several tracks he helped create.
News TikTok Radio launches on iHeartRadio, as TikTok ends SiriusXM partnership Segments include a weekly countdown of TikTok's 10 biggest songs, trending topics, new music highlights on Friday, and more.
Analysis Why the UMG/Downtown deal may be the last of its kind The following op/ed comes from Simon Wills, MD of UK-headquartered Absolute Label Services and lead on the new Anthology music OS.
News Travis Scott, SZA and Future’s ‘Telekinesis’ copyright lawsuit trimmed but survives bid for dismissal Judge says defendants came "nowhere near" proving key claims invalid.
News Zebralution folds into Bookwire after acquisition by Insight from GEMA The deal arrives less than two months after GEMA sold Zebralution to New York-based private equity firm Insight Holdings Group.
News BMG acquires publishing and recording catalog of UK new wave band A Flock of Seagulls The deal covers the ownership of US publishing rights and a participation in publishing income of the band’s catalog globally.
Interviews ‘Creating superfans requires emotional thinking, not just analytics.’ Happiness. Marketing's Thom Skarzynski makes the case that superfandom isn’t something you discover — it’s something you intentionally build