| Zeit | Aktuelle Nachrichten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 15:18 | From Warner and Sony's Q4 results to DistroKid's potential $2B sale… it's MBW's weekly round-up | ||
| Do | WMG generated $1.84bn in calendar Q4; recorded music subscription streaming revenues jump 10.9% YoY | ||
| Do | Taylor Swift to premiere 'Opalite' music video on Spotify and Apple Music - with YouTube release delayed by two days | ||
| Do | K-pop industry eyes royalties boost as China's copyright body signs deals with Tencent Music and NetEase Cloud Music | ||
| Do | Warner and Bain increase JV fund by $200M. Will Red Hot Chili Peppers deal be next? | ||
| Do | Amazon Music raises subscription prices in the US and UK | ||
| Do | UMG, ABKCO win copyright case against UK filmmaker over docs about The Rolling Stones, other artists | ||
| Do | Harvey Mason jr. on AI, Grammy eligibility, and why human creativity will always matter | ||
| Do | Reservoir posts $45.6m in revenues for calendar Q4, up 8% YoY; confirms deals with Gladys Knight and T.I. | ||
| Do | Virgin Music Group extends distribution deal with South Africa's Gallo Records and Content Connect | ||
| Do | Sony's combined revenue from recorded music and publishing blasts past $3B milestone in calendar Q4 2025 | ||
| Do | Avex Music Group strikes global distro deal with The Orchard, excluding Japan, China and Korea | ||
| Do | ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival Eleven Music, raises $500m at $11bn valuation | ||
| Do | 'The way people consume music is always evolving, and it's our job to stay ahead.' | ||
| Do | YouTube's subscription business is now generating roughly $20bn a year - with music a key growth driver | ||
| Mi | 6 key arguments from Concord and UMG's $3bn Anthropic lawsuit - and why it's one of the most significant AI copyright fights yet | ||
| Mi | Wan Yin Koh named VP, Business Development, Digital at Warner Chappell Music Asia Pacific | ||
| Mi | With 40bn streams, $75m revenues last year, and double-digit growth forecast for 2026, Romania's Global Records is redefining indie success in Central and Eastern Europe | ||
| Mi | Blackstone sells part of Recognition Music catalog to Sony Music for over $200m (report) | ||
| Mi | Anghami appoints Meshal Abdullah Mohammad Ali as Chairman in board reshuffle | ||
| Mi | Xania Monet manager launches 'multi-million-dollar' JV with Create Music Group | ||
| Mi | Live Nation acquires again, swooping for Italy's ForumNet Group | ||
| Mi | B2B music streamer Soundtrack acquires Ambie and Tunify, expanding presence in UK and Benelux | ||
| Di | Universal and Suno are in a PR battle over 'walled gardens' in AI music | ||
| Di | RCA revives JIVE Records with Mike Weiss and David Melhado as co-Presidents |