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From Suno’s vinyl move to Spotify’s ‘fan-made’ Merlin deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Feel The Club boss Juan Carlos Dominguez talks promoting shows for Shakira – and putting Ecuador on the map for stadium tours
MBW's Trailblazers series meets Juan Carlos Dominguez, founder and CEO of Latin America-focused concert powerhouse Feel The Club Source...

SM Entertainment revenues rose 15.4% YoY to $233M in Q2, driven by concerts and merch
K-pop company's latest quarterly report was published on Wednesday, August 5 Source...

J-pop powerhouse ASOBISYSTEM opens first US headquarters in California
ASOBISYSTEM calls the launch its biggest spending yet in North America, and a permanent base for J-pop acts it has been sending on tour across the US. Source...

The Music Industry Is Trying to Guess the AI Recipe After Dinner Was Served
The following MBW op-ed comes from Andreea Gleeson, former CEO of TuneCore and founder of AGA (Andreea Gleeson Advisory) Source...

On… Universal Music Group, Downtown, India, and Streaming 2.0
The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham Source...

Warner Music expects AI music deals to boost subscription streaming revenue from late 2026
Robert Kyncl said WMG expected its "licensing deals to contribute materially to our subscription streaming revenue growth starting in fiscal '27." Source...

Sony Music Group and Universal Music Group take legal action against ‘parasitic’ streaming app Musi in Canada
The action is coordinated by IFPI, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide Source...

‘India at its core is a song-driven economy, moving toward a personality-led, show business economy.’
Times Music CEO Mandar Thakur talks catalog acquisitions, India’s subscription challenge, and why he believes Indian music’s biggest opportunity lies abroad... Source...

Suno muscles into vinyl market, plans to let users press their AI songs onto 12-inch records
Company has opened a waitlist for Suno Vinyl, a service that turns songs made on its platform into physical records Source...