News Suno faces another allegation of ‘stream-ripping’ from YouTube… This time in class action led by indie artist The latest allegation follows similar stream-ripping accusations from major record labels filed just three days earlier .
Interviews Denis Ladegaillerie sees the future of music. It looks nothing like the past. The Believe founder and CEO on taking his company private, the industry's 'middle tier' of artists, Universal/Downtown, and more
News From Live Nation’s FTC lawsuit to BMG’s landmark catalog deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place
News Jules Parker joins MusicInfra as Chief Business Officer, as startup closes second funding round The funding round was led by MiddleGame Ventures, with participation from existing investors Raine, Snö Ventures and UTA Ventures.
Interviews Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors MBW's Trailblazers series meets Randy Fusee, CEO of music streaming platform Coda Music
News YouTube Music launches new tools to connect artists with superfans Features include new release countdowns and album pre-saves on YouTube Music, plus exclusive video and merch drops for top fans.
News German collection society GEMA to cut ‘on-demand music distribution’ commission to 7% by 2027; expects move to boost annual payouts by $7m Even the initial reduction to 9% will generate an additional €2 million ($2.4m) annually for GEMA members.
Analysis News Spain’s recorded music market grew 10.4% in H1 2025… with subscription streaming revenues up 18.9% YoY But ad-supported audio streaming revenues declined 15.4% YoY in H1 2025 to just €18.6 million ($20m)
News Mongolia’s Sonsy launches as country’s ‘first world-class music streaming service’ App is powered by B2B music streaming company Tuned Global
News AEG unveils new Roundhay Festival for 2026 in the UK’s Leeds, with Lewis Capaldi headlining Capaldi will also be headlining BST Hyde Park in London on July 11.
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Elliot Grainge The Atlantic Music Group boss and 10K Projects founder reveals the songs that made him... him
News Jodie Cammidge named sole MD of Universal’s Polydor Label Group amid series of promotions at UK company Polydor has also promoted Paddy Mclean, Jade Bradshaw, Helen Fleming, Ali Tant, Jamie Ahye, Silas Howison-Waughray and Chloe Kyei.
News Nearly a third of all tracks uploaded to Deezer are now fully AI-generated, says platform Up to 70% of plays of fully AI-generated tracks have been detected as fraudulent, says service
News Over 1 million artists have registered with TikTok’s SoundOn. Now it’s expanding into Germany. The launch comes as TikTok reported reaching 25.7 million users in Germany.
News France’s recorded music revenues grow 3.4% YoY, as income from streaming video plummets The shift from music videos to online clips is causing a decline in video revenues, France's recorded music industry body says.