February, 2026

UMG puts US listing plans on hold
Company confirmed the decision as part of its Q4 and full-year 2025 earnings announcement on March 5 Source...

Spain’s recorded music market grew 13.7% in 2025… with subscription streaming revenues up 19.2% YoY
The latest reading marks the industry’s strongest performance since 2003, although revenues remain roughly 26% below the 2001 peak. Source...

Universal Music generated $4.19B in Q4, up 10.6% YoY – driven by Taylor Swift, KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Olivia Dean, and more
The music company's fresh set of quarterly results, published today (March 5). Source...

Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI strategy, Downtown, D2C, superfans, and more on UMG’s latest earnings call
MBW listened in to UMG's latest earnings call. Here's what we learned. Source...

CrossFit Affiliate Programming: Building a Winning Gym Strategy
Running a CrossFit affiliate isn’t just about unlocking the doors and yelling “3…2…1…Go!” The real magic happens in the programming — the daily workouts that keep people excited, improvi...

Kobalt inks worldwide sub publishing and admin deal with the UK’s Sync Music Global
Kobalt will oversee global administration for the independent publisher’s catalogue and roster. Source...

Suicideboys sued in the UK by Rough Trade and Beggars Music over alleged unauthorized sample (report)
The song in question has amassed over 115 million Spotify streams. Source...

Lucy Dickins, long-time agent for Adele and Mumford & Sons, to exit WME after seven years
Current Co-Head Kirk Sommer will continue to lead WME's Contemporary Music division. Source...

From Sir Lucian Grainge on AI and Downtown, to Create raising $450M at a $2.2B valuation… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

What Is Programmatic SEO? The Guide for Scaling Organic Traffic
Imagine being able to publish thousands of well-optimized web pages while your competitor is still working on their tenth. Sounds crazy, right? But that’s exactly what programmatic SEO allows. Big p...

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