https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-bmg-and-concords-completed-merger-to-anthropics-multi-billion-dollar-lawsuit-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-04T15:43:10+00:00 From BMG and Concord's completed merger to Anthropic's multi-billion-dollar lawsuit… it's MBW's Weekly Round-Up https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2025/08/BMIRound-Up.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umgs-hospitality-arm-to-open-its-first-uk-hotel-on-londons-denmark-street/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-03T17:53:14+00:00 UMG's hospitality arm to open its first UK hotel on London's Denmark Street https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/frame-mbw.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/harbourview-assets-fast-car/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-03T16:53:25+00:00 HarbourView, on track to surpass $4B in assets under management, acquires David Kershenbaum's producer royalties – including Tracy Chapman's Fast Car https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-03-at-17.44.08-e1788453924640.png https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/wilson-pickett-estate-strikes-deal-with-primary-wave-covering-publishing-catalog-and-name-image-likeness-rights/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-03T16:35:20+00:00 Wilson Pickett estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing catalog and name, image & likeness rights https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/WilsonP.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/deag-founder-peter-schwenkow-and-swiss-private-equity-firm-ufenau-plan-european-live-and-family-entertainment-group-with-up-to-e100m-of-equity-to-deploy/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-03T15:58:34+00:00 DEAG founder Peter Schwenkow and Swiss private equity firm Ufenau plan European live and family entertainment group, with up to €100m of equity to deploy https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2023/12/shutterstock_2194845475.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/donald-trumps-administration-just-sided-with-openai-in-a-key-fair-use-case-heres-what-it-means-for-musics-fight-with-anthropic-and-suno/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-02T21:20:17+00:00 Donald Trump's administration just sided with OpenAI in a key 'fair use' case. Here's what it means for music's fight with Anthropic and Suno. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/shutterstock_2654665763-e1788461099173.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sm-entertainment-and-tencent-music-establish-beijing-joint-venture-ste-with-super-junior-ms-zhoumi-as-ceo/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-02T19:37:28+00:00 SM Entertainment and Tencent Music establish Beijing joint venture STE, with Super Junior-M's Zhoumi as CEO https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/Screenshot-2026-09-02-at-20.34.36.png https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mateusz-smolka-named-managing-director-of-warner-music-eastern-europe/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-02T19:17:56+00:00 Mateusz Smółka named Managing Director of Warner Music Eastern Europe https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/1-IMAGE-8.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-two-failed-arrest-bids-korean-police-say-hybe-chairman-bang-si-hyuk-will-be-referred-to-prosecutors-this-week-without-detention/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-02T19:12:57+00:00 After two failed arrest bids, Korean police say HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk will be referred to prosecutors this week – without detention https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/GettyImages-1645339928.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bad-bunny-wins-reggaeton-dembow-ruling/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-02T19:00:50+00:00 Bad Bunny wins crucial reggaeton 'dembow' rhythm ruling https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/05/BadBunnyPress-e1788318937276.jpg https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/now-canada-socan-sues-suno-claiming-it-illegally-copied-hits-like-both-sides-now-and-sk8er-boi/ Music Business Worldwide en 2026-09-02T18:48:16+00:00 Now Canada's SOCAN sues Suno, claiming it illegally copied hits like 'Both Sides Now' and 'Sk8er Boi' https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/09/GettyImages-2159966031.jpg