musicbusinessworldwide.comadded August 2026
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug10d ago
Japanese entertainment company Avex Inc. has increased its ownership of S10 Entertainment, the management company founded by Brandon Silverstein.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug10d ago
Michael G. Rowles has been Live Nation‘s top lawyer for 20 years. He is now stepping back into a reduced role that runs to the end of 2029.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug10d ago
Johnny McDaid has received the BMI President’s Award at the 2026 BMI London Awards. The songwriter, producer, and Snow Patrol member was honored at a private ceremony at The Dorchester in London on...
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug10d ago
Broadcaster Steve Lamacq has joined Chrysalis Records and Blue Raincoat Music as Curator, New Music & Talent Development. The newly created consultancy role was announced on Tuesday (September 29).
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug10d ago
Latin music generated USD $542.2 million in wholesale recorded music revenues in the United States in the first half of 2026.
Music Business Worldwideby Music Business Worldwide10d ago
Live Nation‘s new Nashville venue, The Truth, opens on Thursday (October 1). The 4,400-capacity venue, from Live Nation and AJ Capital, is located in Nashville’s Wedgewood-Houston neighborhood.
Music Business Worldwideby Music Business Worldwide10d ago
Universal Music Group has appointed former Spotify executive Òscar Celma as Senior Vice President, Applied AI and Machine Learning.
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani10d ago
The Bowery Presents, a wholly owned subsidiary of AEG Presents, has announced a transition in its senior leadership.
Music Business Worldwideby Tim Ingham10d ago
Sonny Takhar has been named Chairman and CEO of Warner Music UK & Ireland. Takhar will take up the role in January 2027, overseeing creative direction, artist development, and strategic operations...
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug11d ago
Qobuz has started displaying a tag in its app that alerts users when music has been identified as AI-generated.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug11d ago
Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees are being sued for copyright infringement over their 2023 single Pick It Up. The lawsuit was filed by Van J.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug11d ago
Oasis have sold out all 42 shows on their Live ’27 tour. Every ticket went during three days of onsale windows running from Friday to Sunday (September 25–27).
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani13d ago
This week, Warner Music Group announced a leadership shake-up, with Val Blavatnik joining the company, Elliot Grainge taking on an expanded role at ADA, and Simon Robson set to exit after nearly 30...
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug13d ago
Direct-to-fan platform EVEN has appointed Josh Remsberg as Head of Commercial Partnerships. The position at EVEN is a new one, the company said on Friday (September 25).
Music Business Worldwideby Tim Ingham13d ago
Simon Robson is leaving Warner Music Group after nearly 30 years at the company. Robson, President, EMEA, Recorded Music, WMG, will step down in December.
Music Business Worldwideby Tim Ingham13d ago
Warner Music Group has announced a string of changes to its global leadership team, which the company says will drive its “next phase of growth.” Coming in: Val Blavatnik joins the WMG executive...
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani14d ago
The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has named Jackson Wagener as Senior Vice President and Head of General Licensing. The appointment takes effect on January 1, 2027.
Music Business Worldwideby Rafaela Fornitani14d ago
Jim Selby, President, Global Music Publishing at BMG, has been elected to the ASCAP Board of Directors.
Music Business Worldwideby Mandy Dalugdug14d ago
Michael Smith, the North Carolina man who admitted to collecting more than $8 million in royalties by using bots to stream AI-generated songs billions of times, is asking a federal judge to spare...
Music Business Worldwideby Murray Stassen14d ago
LANDR says the volume of artificial streams flagged by Spotify across the music it distributes fell by 95% between Q1 2025 and Q2 2026.
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