| Zeit | Aktuelle Nachrichten | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fr | Spotify promotes Joe Hadley to VP of Global Music Content, Partnerships; J.J. Italiano named Head of Editorial | ||
| Fr | From the major labels' $76M Stability AI bet to Universal and Sony's Suno 'stream ripping' claim… it's MBW's Weekly Round-Up | ||
| Fr | BMG's organic revenue grew 8.1% YoY in H1 2026; Concord merger now due to close in Q3 | ||
| Fr | Warner Music Austria and ADA Central Europe strike distribution and studio deal with Vienna indie label Tonherd | ||
| Fr | Reservoir's PopIndia acquires Vincey Productions catalog plus YouTube channels with 10M combined subscribers, and signs Kashmiri producer 30KEY! | ||
| Do | Authentic Brands Group acquires majority stake in IP of Drake's OVO brand | ||
| Do | Sony Music Publishing wins Publisher of the Year at 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards | ||
| Do | Warner Music/Blavatnik Social Justice Fund names 17 grantees in first 2026 docket, investing almost $6M | ||
| Do | Beggars Group revenue hit $177M in 2025, as XL Recordings paid out $23M dividend to shareholders | ||
| Do | ElevenLabs adds section-by-section song editing to ElevenMusic, as Suno, Udio, and Google build out rival tools | ||
| Do | Judge refuses to dismiss indie artist's proposed class action against Suno, clearing AI output and stream-ripping claims for discovery | ||
| Mi | Luminate launches AI music identification framework, with 'AI Generated' labels reaching CONNECT later this year | ||
| Mi | SoundCloud starts letting artists sell downloads direct from their profiles - and says it's taking zero commission | ||
| Mi | YouTube Premium prices rise in Europe and Singapore | ||
| Mi | ARIA blocks AI-generated recordings from Australia's official charts | ||
| Mi | Gabe Simon: 'If I do things I love, and I don't put pressure on them, that's the key' | ||
| Mi | Tributes pour in for Dolly Parton: 'Every superlative you could apply to her would be accurate.' | ||
| Di | The Amazon Pain Forest | ||
| Di | Universal, Sony, Warner join $76M funding round in Stability AI | ||
| Mo | 5 things to know about Round Hill's Suno and Anthropic lawsuits: model weights, extraction tools, and a $75M number | ||
| Mo | Sony Music sues Ralphs parent Kroger over alleged copyright infringement in social media ads | ||
| Mo | Olivia Rodrigo fights the scalpers, as Ticketmaster cancels batch of tickets that breached sale terms | ||
| Mo | DSW reaches settlement in principle with Sony Music over music used in social media ads | ||
| Mo | Gabz Landman promoted to Executive Vice President, A&R at Warner Chappell Music | ||
| 21.08. | Vanessa Bosåen exits Virgin Music Group, where she's led the UK business since 2021 |