News Sphere Entertainment’s revenues topped $1.2bn in 2025, up 8% YoY; Wizard Of Oz has generated $290M since August launch The Las Vegas venue's concert residencies in 2025 included the Eagles, Dead & Company, and the Backstreet Boys.
News Sony Music France acquires Paris-based indie label and publishing company Spookland Spookland will transition into Bleu Revolver, which will continue operating as an independent label in partnership with Sony Music Group France.
News Live Nation loses bid to dismiss DoJ antitrust lawsuit, trial set for March US District Judge Arun Subramanian granted Live Nation's motion for summary judgment on some claims while allowing others to proceed.
News AWAL strikes global distribution deal with Italy’s Artist First Artist First will offer local marketing and promotional services to AWAL artists looking to break into the Italian market.
News Spotify says it has ‘helped artists generate’ $1bn+ in ticket sales to date. Now it’s teaming up with SeatGeek to drive even more SeatGeek becomes the latest ticketing platform to join Spotify's growing live events ecosystem.
News Google just launched Lyria 3 – its ‘most advanced’ AI music generator yet – in the Gemini app Lyria 3 lets Gemini users create 30-second tracks from text prompts or images
News Concord opens new Los Angeles office on Wilshire Boulevard in Beverly Hills 'This new office signals the future of Concord,' said CEO Bob Valentine
News Taylor Swift was IFPI’s biggest-selling recording artist globally in 2025 – for a record sixth time Swift has now won the award as many times as all other artists combined over the past 10 years.
News AI remix startup Hook secures $10m in Series A led by Khosla Ventures The startup promoted Simmi Singh to Chief Operating Officer & Chief Product Officer.
News Rebecca Dixon promoted to Global Head of Marketing & Strategy at Various Artists amid raft of senior appointments at firm’s UK HQ George Shepherd has also been promoted to Associate Director
News US state attorneys general ready to take Live Nation to trial, with or without DoJ (report) State attorneys general plan to meet later this week to discuss the case without federal government participation, Bloomberg reported.
News Deezer launches ‘Flow Tuner’ to give users more control over algorithmic playlists Flow Tuner adjusts recommendations in real time instead of relying on likes, dislikes or skips.
News Henrik Berndtson named Head of Nordics at AEG ticketing division AXS Stockholm-based Berndtson will oversee AXS’s operations across the Nordics, supporting the company’s broader European strategy
Interviews How Cutting Edge built a $1bn+ portfolio of Hollywood music rights MBW's Trailblazers series meets the leadership team at Cutting Edge Group: CEO Philip Moross, COO Tara Finegan, and Head of M&A Tim Hegarty
News Apple Music’s iOS 26.4 beta introduces AI-powered playlist tool The feature, called Playlist Playground, appeared in the beta version of iOS 26.4 released to developers on Monday.
Analysis ‘A modern collecting society needs the pace and resilience of a modern digital service.’ The following MBW op/ed comes from Andrea Czapary Martin, CEO of PRS for Music.
Analysis News Music distributor Alliance Entertainment says it sold over 16m vinyl records and 13m CDs in 2025 US-based distributor also reported an uptick in its vinyl and CD sales for calendar Q4 2025
News TikTok tests letting users stream full songs through Apple Music without leaving the app The feature requires an active Apple Music subscription to access full songs through TikTok, according to 9to5Mac.