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
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Charlie Hellman Spotify's Global Head Of Music talks us through the tracks that have shaped and inspired him throughout his life and career to date
News Primary Wave makes strategic investment in music financing platform RUN RUN says it has already deployed 'tens of millions of dollars in capital to hundreds of artists across five continents'
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 Drake appeals dismissal of ‘Not Like Us’ case against UMG, says court created a ‘dangerous’ rule for rap diss tracks Lawsuit was dismissed in October 2025
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.
Analysis News Half of all paid music streams globally still take place in just 4 countries (and other highlights from Luminate’s latest report). Forty-four percent of music listeners in the US say they're less likely to be interested in a song if they know it's AI-generated, Luminate reports
News Erik Brataas appointed Norway MD/Head of Northern European Administration at peermusic The experienced music executive brings more than 30 years of experience in the Norwegian music market.
News Concord makes strategic investment in The Azoff Company’s indie label, Giant Music Giant has also entered into a global distribution partnership with Concord-owned Stem
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 Udio strikes AI licensing deal with Merlin after UMG and Warner Music settlements The deal includes terms intended to protect what the companies called “the value of human artistry.”
News Bruno Crolot exits role as President, Label & Artist Solutions at Believe MBW first reported last summer that Crolot was leaving his previous position as Spotify’s Senior Director, Head of International Music, for a role at Believe
News Bruno Mars breaks Ticketmaster single-day sales record, with 2.1m tickets sold for ‘The Romantic Tour’ The artist recently added 32 new dates for the Live Nation-produced 2026 tour, expanding to a total of 70 shows.
News From GMR’s new CEO to 253m tracks on streaming platforms… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...