Analysis News HYBE says Weverse hit 12m monthly users last year – and that it’s turning casual fans into superfans The milestone was published in Weverse's new 2025 Fandom Trend Report.
Analysis Suno’s revenue opportunity, $1.65bn M&A spending power, and TikTok: 3 things worth knowing from WMG’s latest earnings call Elsewhere on the call, WMG's leadership team discussed TikTok, DSP pricing, and more. Here are three things that stood out.
News Pirate Group Anna’s Archive fails to respond to labels’ copyright lawsuit, paving way for default judgment Anna's Archive failed to respond to copyright infringement allegations and appear at a scheduled court hearing.
News The MLC and Pandora file competing summary judgment motions in mechanical royalties dispute The MLC argues that features on Pandora's ad-supported service qualify it as an "interactive service" requiring mechanical royalty payments.
News Amazon Music raises subscription prices in the US and UK US individual plans now cost $12.99 per month, while Prime members pay $11.99.
Interviews ‘The way people consume music is always evolving, and it’s our job to stay ahead.’ Virgin Music Group's North American GM Cindy James recalls the lessons, challenges and triumphs that have landmarked her journey from Australia to LA
Analysis News YouTube’s subscription business is now generating roughly $20bn a year – with music a key growth driver YouTube's combined advertising and subscription revenues exceeded $60 billion for 2025
News Wan Yin Koh named VP, Business Development, Digital at Warner Chappell Music Asia Pacific Singapore-based executive will lead digital licensing and partnerships across the Asia Pacific region.
News Anghami appoints Meshal Abdullah Mohammad Ali as Chairman in board reshuffle The company counted 3.54m subs as of June 30, 2025 with over 120m total registered users
News Xania Monet manager launches ‘multi-million-dollar’ JV with Create Music Group Romel Murphy forming 'hybrid AI and traditional' label and management firm dai + drm
News B2B music streamer Soundtrack acquires Ambie and Tunify, expanding presence in UK and Benelux Both companies will adopt the Soundtrack brand while retaining their local teams.
Analysis News Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over ‘walled gardens’ in AI music Suno exec Paul Sinclair pens memo taking aim at 'walled garden' approach championed by UMG in its recent AI licensing deals
News WMG’s Paul Robinson honored with Recording Academy’s ELI Service Award: He ‘stands for everything that is honest, diligent, fair.’ Robinson has served as WMG's top lawyer since 2006
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 From BMG’s reported Concord acquisition talks to UMG’s $3bn Anthropic lawsuit… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...