| Zeit | Aktuelle Nachrichten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.05. | India's Zee Entertainment sues Reliance-Disney venture JioStar over alleged music copyright infringement (report) | ||
| 11.05. | Beatles fans will be able to visit the London rooftop where the band played their final concert - when Apple Corps opens 3 Savile Row as a ticketed experience in 2027 | ||
| 11.05. | Songwriters sue HYBE, NewJeans, claiming elements of 'How Sweet' were taken from their rejected demo | ||
| 11.05. | Sony Music Publishing confirms agreement to acquire Blackstone's Recognition Music Group, encompassing over 45,000 songs | ||
| 11.05. | Taylor Swift hits back at 'Showgirl' trademark lawsuit, calling it 'meritless,' and alleges plaintiff used her IP in 40+ social media posts | ||
| 11.05. | Michael Jackson biopic passes $500 million at global box office - as Sony Music reaps streaming windfall from catalog stake | ||
| 11.05. | Red Hot Chili Peppers sells recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group for $300 million+ | ||
| 11.05. | Native Instruments acquired by inMusic, owner of Akai and Moog, three months after entering insolvency | ||
| 08.05. | From Tencent Music's 250K song takedowns to Sony and WMG's calendar Q1 results… it's MBW's weekly round-up | ||
| 08.05. | Law firm Serling Rooks rebrands as McKoy Worob Averill Scott & Koenig LLP, elevates Jeffrey Koenig and adds Margo Scott as named partner | ||
| 08.05. | Sony generated $3.03bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2026, up 19.5% YoY | ||
| 08.05. | Jieun Kim promoted to President of Warner Music Korea | ||
| 07.05. | Paladin Artists names Rick Levy CEO - and enters 'advanced discussions' to acquire Wayne Forte's Entourage Talent | ||
| 07.05. | Tencent Music took down over 250,000 songs and reviewed 600,000+ 'high-risk' copyright cases in 2025 amid 'emerging AI risks' | ||
| 07.05. | South Korean prosecutors reject arrest warrant request for HYBE's Bang Si-hyuk again (report) | ||
| 07.05. | Australia's UNIFIED Music Group expands into New Zealand with Matt Harvey hire | ||
| 07.05. | Warner Music Group and Paramount Pictures strike multi-year deal to make theatrical films based on WMG artists and songwriters | ||
| 07.05. | Africa-focused streamer Mdundo receives non-binding proposal from investor seeking up to 40% stake | ||
| 07.05. | Ticketmaster cuts around 350 jobs, 8% of global workforce, in engineering, product and design restructuring (report) | ||
| 07.05. | Sphere Entertainment generated $386.4M in Q1 revenues, up 38% YoY - driven by The Wizard of Oz and concert residency growth at Las Vegas venue | ||
| 07.05. | Believe unveils AZTEC, its first US record label joint venture, with music exec Az Cohen | ||
| 07.05. | Vietnam orders crackdown on music piracy as US tariff pressure mounts | ||
| 07.05. | Sacem paid out $1.7bn to composers and publishers in 2025 on 21% YoY revenue jump to $2bn | ||
| 07.05. | Raw Power Management promotes Matt Ash and Don Jenkins to Joint CEOs as founder Craig Jennings moves to Executive Chairman | ||
| 06.05. | Sony in advanced talks to buy Blackstone's Recognition Music for up to $4B, reports Bloomberg |