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CVC Capital Partners to acquire majority stake in DistroKid
The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions. Terms were not disclosed. Source...

Kevin Herring Steps Down as Co-President at Triple Tigers Records
Herring will continue to serve as a strategic advisor during an extended period. Source...

Warner Music Finland acquires Mökkitie Records’ catalog and publishing rights, signs Arttu Wiskari to new multi-year deal
Mökkitie Managing Director Olli Saksa will join Warner Music Finland's A&R team following the deal. Source...

After a judge denied Sony’s move to expand its Udio case, Suno asks court to reject UMG and Sony’s bid to add 61K recordings
Suno put that decision in front of Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV in Massachusetts, in a filing submitted by Britt Lovejoy, Suno counsel at Latham & Watkins. Source...

Warner’s Spinnin’ Records names Marco Pantuso as General Manager; Frederick Pranger upped to A&R Head
Pranger will report to Pantuso, while Pantuso will report to Niels Walboomers, President, Warner Music Central Europe and Spinnin' Records. Source...

Primary Wave strikes partnership with Jesus Jones frontman Mike Edwards on his song catalog
That catalog includes Right Here, Right Now, which reached No.2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1991. Source...

Mediavine vs Raptive: Which Ad Network Pays More in 2026?
Every publisher who clears 25,000 sessions a month eventually asks the same question: Mediavine or Raptive? Both promise premium RPMs, hands-on support, and an exit from AdSense’s bargain-bin rates....

From Google’s fair-use fight to Lionsgate’s record-breaking Michael Jackson movie… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Bella Figura founder Alexi Cory-Smith dies, aged 58
Cory-Smith's colleagues at Bella Figura confirm tragic news on social media Source...

Spotify slashes streams of hit song after suspicious activity on prediction market Kalshi
Kalshi said in April that trading on the its music 'contracts' had already topped USD $400 million in 2026 Source...