February, 2025

‘Streaming platforms must shoulder more responsibility in the fight against fraud.’
The anonymous leader of a key company in indie music distribution calls on DSPs to improve their contributions to the fight against fraud Source...

Reservoir strikes ‘multifaceted’ deal with indie label Fools Gold Records, including acquisition of several of its artists’ catalogs
Deal sees Fool’s Gold join Reservoir’s recorded music division Source...

Concord’s film and TV division acquires legendary studio RKO
RKO was behind numerous classic films such as 'King Kong,' 'It's A Wonderful Life' and 'Citizen Kane' Source...

Sony Music teams up with The Hello Group to launch artist management joint venture, THG India
"We are strategically empowering Indian artists with the resources... to truly accelerate their careers" Source...

Musixmatch files motion to dismiss LyricFind’s antitrust lawsuit
LyricFind filed a lawsuit in March alleging anticompetitive behavior in the lyrics licensing market Source...

Tal Meltzer promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Hallwood Media
Meltzer previously served as Senior Vice President, Head of A&R and Business Affairs Source...

FUGA makes first step into D2C commerce for artists and labels, in partnership with Shopify-backed Single
This is B2B music distributor FUGA's first foray into direct-to-consumer e-commerce Source...

From the majors’ reported AI music licensing talks to Goldman Sachs’ new report… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days Source...

Max Martin invests in MAIA Universe, as music tech startup closes $1.3m round, strikes new licensing deals
Martin joined MAIA Universe as an investor through his company MxM Source...

Gallery: Music Business Worldwide x Luminate’s Music Leaders’ Dinner at SXSW London
Luminate CEO Rob Jonas and MBW founder/publisher Tim Ingham jointly hosted the dinner Source...

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