News Evan Whikehart named General Manager, North America at IDOL, as Paris-headquartered indie says its annual revenue topped $50m globally last year Whikehart joins from Secretly Distribution
News Japan’s Avex sees music segment revenues grow 6.8% YoY to $810M in latest fiscal year Live entertainment was the primary growth driver, supported by arena-scale touring activity and expanding international fan engagement.
News Sony Music Publishing UK signs songwriter and producer MNEK to global deal The deal covers future works written by the London and LA-based hitmaker
News Splice partners with ElevenLabs to power AI music creation tools Splice said it 'will leverage ElevenLabs' foundational music models to build next generation AI-powered creative tools, set to be released later this year'.
Interviews Udio CEO Andrew Sanchez on ‘walled gardens’ in AI music, Warner-Suno, and why he’s skeptical of attribution engines Sanchez spoke at a MBW x Raine breakfast networking event in London this morning
News Suno sued by Poseidon Wave Media, an entity behind indie duo The American Dollar, claiming it ‘nearly eliminated’ their licensing revenue The duo alleges that Suno has reduced their licensing revenue by nearly 80% since the AI company launched its service.
News Three Six Zero launches sports management division in partnership with Florian Schroeder’s PRJCT:A Florian Schroeder brings a roster of athletes including Chelsea and England defender Reece James and Australia international Sam Kerr.
Analysis Understanding production agreements in the music industry The following MBW op/ed comes from Manatt's Suna Izgi and Jordan Bromley
News BMI to acquire Soundmouse from Orfium to build ‘largest and most comprehensive’ global cue sheet database The deal is expected to close mid-2026.
News After raising $5M, Adobe-backed Tamber officially launches its AI music-making platform The suite is powered by what Tamber calls “sonic intelligence” – a set of tools designed to work alongside artists.
News Warner Music Korea strikes strategic global partnership with indie label and management firm FeelGHood Music to represent Korean star BIBI BIBI has surpassed one billion streams in the past 12 months and has over 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify.
News Sphere Entertainment secures $1.7B investment from Abu Dhabi for first international venue The venue will built on a plot of land between Yas Mall and SeaWorld Abu Dhabi.
News HYBE India partners with Snapchat to power AR auditions for its girl group search Under the partnership, candidates can film and upload audition content through a dedicated 'Audition' Lens on Snapchat.
News Tencent Music completes $2.4B acquisition of audio platform Ximalaya Ximalaya is one of China's largest podcasting and audiobooks platforms
News Primary Wave acquires interests in album art collection from Aubrey ‘Po’ Powell, co-founder of British design studio Hipgnosis Design studio founded by Powell and the late Storm Thorgerson in the 1960's
News Vietnam’s DAO Music Entertainment strikes strategic partnership with The Orchard Deal gives DAO Music Entertainment access to The Orchard's global distribution network
News Spotify raises Premium prices in Canada by up to CAD $3 per month The Student plan remains unchanged at CAD $6.39 per month, while other tiers saw changes of CAD $1.30 to CAD $3.00 per month.
News Warner Music forms cross-border artist development platform GLIIDE with Thailand’s GMM Music The platform's first signing is SVRN, a performance-driven artist whose music video for his debut single "WHY" was released on Thursday.