Analysis News Sony generated $3.03bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2026, up 19.5% YoY Recorded music streaming revenue (combining subscription and ad-funded streaming) was up 13.6% YoY.
News Jieun Kim promoted to President of Warner Music Korea Exec to lead the company’s operations and strategic expansion within the world’s seventh-largest recorded music market
News Paladin Artists names Rick Levy CEO – and enters ‘advanced discussions’ to acquire Wayne Forte’s Entourage Talent The moves mark a significant expansion push for the independent live agency founded by Andy Somers and Steve Martin in 2021.
News South Korean prosecutors reject arrest warrant request for HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk again (report) Prosecutors rejected an initial request in April
News Australia’s UNIFIED Music Group expands into New Zealand with Matt Harvey hire The move brings Harvey’s day-to-day manager Mandy Keighley, along with his management roster, into UNIFIED’s growing trans-Tasman network.
News Warner Music Group and Paramount Pictures strike multi-year deal to make theatrical films based on WMG artists and songwriters The partnership follows WMG's deal with Netflix, announced in March
News Africa-focused streamer Mdundo receives non-binding proposal from investor seeking up to 40% stake Mdundo is listed on Nasdaq First North Growth Market in Copenhagen
News Ticketmaster cuts around 350 jobs, 8% of global workforce, in engineering, product and design restructuring (report) Pollstar reports that Ticketmaster has cuts around 350 jobs
News 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 'Today's results demonstrate our continued success proving out Sphere's business model,' said Executive Chairman and CEO James L. Dolan
News Believe unveils AZTEC, its first US record label joint venture, with music exec Az Cohen Az Cohen previously held roles at 300 Entertainment
News Vietnam orders crackdown on music piracy as US tariff pressure mounts Vietnam’s government has ordered a sweeping nationwide campaign targeting online piracy, with music streaming and distribution among its priorities.
News Sacem paid out $1.7bn to composers and publishers in 2025 on 21% YoY revenue jump to $2bn International collections rose 13% while revenue collected within France was largely flat.
News Raw Power Management promotes Matt Ash and Don Jenkins to Joint CEOs as founder Craig Jennings moves to Executive Chairman "Raw Power has always been about building enduring careers for artists," said Jennings.
News Believe partners with Google to offer AI music creation tool Flow Music to its artists Google says that Flow Music can help artists with lyrics, experimenting with melodies or genres, and creating new instruments.
News AEG Presents expands into South Korea, appoints Jonathan Lee to lead new Seoul office New Seoul office signals deeper push into one of the world’s fastest-growing live music markets, as the company scales its Asia strategy and global touring network.
Interviews ‘Many still view Thailand as a domestic-only market. In truth, there are many talented Thai songwriters with strong potential for global success.’ MBW's World Leaders series speaks to Tatchara Longprasert, General Manager of Sony Music Publishing Thailand
News ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival ElevenMusic, tops $500M in annual revenue as BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and more join as investors Company welcomes new investors to its $500M+ Series D funding round, which was first announced in February 2026 at an $11 billion valuation
Analysis News BTS-nomics, overseas investment strategy, and the future of K-pop: 5 things we learned on HYBE’s Q1 earnings call HYBE's Q1 2026 earnings call was dominated by the return of BTS. Here's what stood out…