June, 2025

Musixmatch says LyricFind trying to ‘distract from its business failures’ with antitrust lawsuit
LyricFind is suing Musixmatch, arguing that an exclusivity deal with Warner Chappell Music violates US antitrust law Source...

SESAC Music Group raises $889M via whole business securitization, three-times oversubscribed
The WBS transaction, the company's fourth, brings SESAC's total outstanding debt to about $1.1 billion Source...

Deezer reports flat revenue of $305M in H1 as total subscribers fall further to 9.2M
The decline in the streaming platform's subscriber base came as users acquired through business-to-business partnerships shrank 21.1% to 3.9 million in H1. Source...

AWAL elevates Matt Riley to President, Victoria Needs and Sam Potts to co-Managing Directors
In 2023, Riley led the UK AWAL Recordings unit alongside Needs and Potts Source...

Universal Music Group generated $3.38bn in Q2, up 4.5% YoY – driven by Morgan Wallen, timelesz, Lady Gaga
Universal's overall Recorded Music revenue for the second quarter of 2025 was €2.224 billion ($2.52bn), up 3.9% YoY at constant currency. Source...

Are you watching, Disney? Netflix’s ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ becomes most-viewed original animated film in platform’s history
The film, which premiered on June 20, racked up 106.1 million views in its first month Source...

Sean Momberger: ‘If this happened when I was 21, who knows what would have happened? It probably would have been too much.’
Sean Momberger tells his side of the Not Like Us creation story and also discusses his collaboration with Mustard, the secret of successful sampling, and why AI is the future Source...

US District Judge denies Shira Perlmutter’s preliminary injunction motion in Copyright Office dispute
US District Judge Timothy Kelly ruled on Wednesday (July 30) that Perlmutter failed to demonstrate irreparable harm warranting emergency relief Source...

Sony Music launches PARTYNEXTDOOR virtual concert experience in Fortnite
PARTYNEXTDOOR's larger-than-life avatar performs stylized versions of several tracks, including Break from Toronto, which is available as a Jam Track in the Fortnite Shop Source...

Jake Holmes and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page reach settlement in ‘Dazed and Confused’ copyright dispute
The agreement "resolves the entire case" between the parties, though terms remain undisclosed Source...

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