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Tencent Music prices USD $1B bond offering, with proceeds earmarked for refinancing and buybacks
TME is selling $500 million of 5.050% senior unsecured notes due 2031 and $500 million of 5.650% senior unsecured notes due 2036. Source...

AEG and SeatGeek ask court to reject Live Nation’s DOJ settlement, with AEG warning it ‘does not break Ticketmaster’s grip; it tightens it’
AEG wants a court-ordered sale of Ticketmaster, and a ban on the long-term exclusive contracts Ticketmaster signs with major concert venues. Source...

Heidi O’Neill resigns from Spotify’s board after nearly nine years, days before starting as Lululemon CEO
O'Neill becomes Chief Executive Officer of Lululemon on September 8, five days after her Spotify exit took effect. She will also join the Lululemon board. Source...

Spain’s recorded music market grew 11.6% in H1 2026… with subscription streaming revenues up 15.1% YoY
Promusicae reported that paid subscription streaming generated €121 million ($141m) in the six months to the end of June, up 15.1% YoY. Source...

From BMG and Concord’s completed merger to Anthropic’s multi-billion-dollar lawsuit… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

UMG’s hospitality arm to open its first UK hotel on London’s Denmark Street
It will be UMHL's first hotel in the UK, and its second in Europe after UMusic Hotel Madrid, with Madrid the only UMusic Hotel currently operating. Source...

HarbourView, on track to surpass $4B in assets under management, acquires David Kershenbaum’s producer royalties – including Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car
The transaction was announced on Thursday (September 3). Financial terms were not disclosed. Source...

How to Recover From a Google Algorithm Update (2026 Guide)
Watching your traffic fall off a cliff is one of the worst feelings in publishing — and figuring out how to recover from a Google algorithm update is often the first real SEO crisis a site owner fac...

Wilson Pickett estate strikes deal with Primary Wave covering publishing catalog and name, image & likeness rights
Primary Wave announced the deal on Wednesday (September 2). Financial terms were not disclosed Source...

DEAG founder Peter Schwenkow and Swiss private equity firm Ufenau plan European live and family entertainment group, with up to €100m of equity to deploy
Ufenau intends to back the initiative as investor and majority shareholder, and says it is already reviewing initial investment opportunities. Source...

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