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‘True independents will become rarer and more valuable going into the next decade.’
The following MBW op/ed comes from Samantha Moore, President of Rostrum Pacific-owned distributor SpaceHeater. Source...

Seasonal RPM Trends: When Do Publishers Earn the Most?
If your ad revenue feels like a season rollercoaster, you are not crazy. Publishers usually see the same money pattern every year, and the January dip is more “normal business” than “everything ...

Nas to receive BMI Icon Award at the 2026 BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
The GRAMMY-winning rapper will be honored at the private ceremony in Los Angeles on August 26. Source...

Confirmed: Influence Media Partners to acquire Anthem Entertainment catalogs for over USD $600M
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close in Q4 2026. Source...

Majors, Believe, BMG, Concord, HYBE and more propose chart eligibility rules for AI music
Framework would 'establish a clear boundary between human-led creativity and works that are purely synthetic or generated by unauthorized AI models' Source...

Deezer’s direct subscribers grow to 5.8m in H1 2026 – but total subs base falls to 8.9m
The company swung to a net profit of €6.7 million ($7.7 million) in the first half of 2026, reversing a net loss of €7.6 million ($8.9 million) last year. Source...

BTS keep chart-topper ‘Arirang’ out of 2027 Grammys race, as group decline to submit music for consideration
"We hope music can be heard and loved for what it is, rather than being divided by region or language," they said, in a statement translated from Korean. Source...

Google’s Flow Music adds song generation, editing and stem splitting to Spaces, its ‘vibe coding’ tool
Users of Spaces can now generate and edit songs, split recordings into stems, and generate images, lyrics and videos, all inside the tool. Source...

Confirmed: Providence Equity taking full control of THE•TEAM, buying out founder Casey Wasserman
The private equity firm, already THE•TEAM's majority investor, will make an additional investment to fund the buyout. Source...

K-pop’s ‘Big Four’ and South Korean government reveal plans for Fanomenon festival in Seoul and Los Angeles
The inaugural edition will run for 11 days across Seoul Arena in the city's Chang-dong district and the KINTEX exhibition center in nearby Goyang. Source...