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.
Analysis News 50,000 AI tracks flood Deezer daily – as study shows 97% of listeners can’t tell the difference between human-made vs. fully AI-generated music Fully AI-generated music now accounts for 34% of all tracks delivered to Deezer each day, according to new data released by the French streaming platform.
News Charlie Lexton appointed CEO of Merlin He will succeed Jeremy Sirota, who is stepping down by the end of the year, after nearly two decades at the company.
News Sony Music Publishing inks global deal with Nashville-based faith-focused label By Design By Design's roster includes country artist Frankie Ballard, pop-folk performer Zoe Levert, singer-songwriter Alex Jude, and the sister duo barlow.
News From Suno getting sued by Koda to Live Nation’s $8.5bn in Q3… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Nuno Rocha appointed Head of Business Development for MENA, Lusophone, and Francophone markets at ONErpm Company expands with new office in Luanda, Angola
News Peter Edge honored with Sir George Martin Award, as Capitol Records UK sweeps MBW’s Music Business UK Awards MBW's Music Business UK Awards: All the winners
Analysis 3 things you might have missed from Universal’s Q3 earnings call Music fans want to see AI improve their listening experience, not replace human artists, UMG's research found
Analysis On… Universal’s pincer move, and Suno’s legal loneliness This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest 'Tim's Take' email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Interviews Warner Music Italy boss Pico Cibelli talks A&R, M&A, Italian-language music growth – and the company’s new frontline label structure MBW’s World Leaders series meets Pico Cibelli, President of Warner Music Italy.
News K-pop superfan platform bemyfriends, a rival to Weverse, acquires controlling stake in SK Group’s music streaming operator Dreamus for $38.5m News arrives just over a week after bemyfriends secured a $14.7m investment from Goodwater Capital
Analysis News From Universal’s landmark Udio deal to DistroKid’s new merch launch… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest news from the past week - all in one place
Analysis News UMG has struck a new YouTube deal that includes ‘guardrails’ around AI… and 3 other things Sir Lucian Grainge said on Universal’s Q3 earnings call Deal covers both recorded music and music publishing
News YouTube ad revenues reached $10.3B in Q3 2025, up 15% YoY, as Shorts ‘now earn more revenue per watch hour’ than long-form content in the US YouTube Shorts 'now earn more revenue per watch hour' than traditional YouTube videos, the company says
News DistroKid launches new platform for artists to sell merch directly to fans The new feature allows musicians to set up online stores selling merch like t-shirts, tote bags and mugs printed with album artwork.