Category : Music Business News
Music business news covering record labels, publishing companies, streaming platforms, executive leadership, mergers, acquisitions, revenue trends, and the corporate decisions shaping the global music industry.
AI Artists in Music: Xania Monet Signs $3M Deal
AI R&B artist Xania Monet signed a $3 million record deal with Hallwood Media in September 2025. Her hit single topped R&B charts, sparking industry...
ArtsQuest Announces Second Music Conference at Musikfest 2026
ArtsQuest announces its second annual Music Industry Conference for August 2-4, 2026, coinciding with Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA. The event features workshops, mentorship, and a...
Universal Music & NetEase Multi-Year China Deal
Universal Music Group partners with NetEase Cloud Music in a multi-year licensing deal for China's streaming market. The agreement includes UMG's global catalog and collaborative...
UK Grassroots Music Venues in Crisis
175 UK towns have lost access to touring shows as grassroots music venues face crisis. Over half of 801 venues reported no profit, cutting 6,000...
Music Venue Trust Reports on UK Grassroots Music Venues
Music Venue Trust's annual report reveals mixed results for UK grassroots venues: 69 new spaces opened while 78 closed permanently, but over half reported no...
Suno Co-Founder Discusses AI Technology in Music Industry
Suno co-founder Mikey Shulman discusses how AI technology is transforming music creation, addressing copyright concerns and the company's Warner Music partnership....
Radio Facts Daily Brief – 2026-01-21
Today's music industry highlights include BeatStars acquiring Lemonaide AI for generative music, TikTok contributing �1.8B to EU music industry, and new AI partnerships reshaping creator...
TikTok Reports �1.8bn Boost for EU Music Industry in 2025
TikTok generated �1.8 billion for EU artists in 2025 through streaming, ticket sales, and merchandise. The platform's users spend 27% more on music than non-users....
Apple Music Faces Outage as Reports Surge
Apple Music experienced widespread outages on January 20, with over 1,000 reports logged on Downdetector affecting major US cities including NYC, LA, and Chicago....
Bandcamp Prohibits AI-Generated Music on Its Platform
Bandcamp announced a ban on AI-generated music, prohibiting content created wholly or substantially by artificial intelligence on its platform....
ArtsQuest’s Second Annual Music Industry Conference
ArtsQuest announces its second annual Music Industry Conference, August 2-4 at SteelStacks during Musikfest, featuring workshops, mentorship, and performance opportunities....
Apple Music Experiences Outage as Reports Surge
Apple Music experienced widespread outages on January 20 with over 1,000 reports logged on Downdetector, affecting major cities nationwide....
Witch Fever: Financial Struggles of Touring Musicians
Witch Fever reveals financial struggles despite successful European arena tour with Volbeat. The doom punk band highlights industry-wide issues affecting touring musicians....
Warner Music Group Names Hannah Karp Chief Comms Officer
Warner Music Group names former Billboard editor-in-chief Hannah Karp as chief communications officer. Karp brings decade of music journalism experience to oversee WMG's global communications...
Universal Music Expands Streaming in China with NetEase Deal
Universal Music Group expands its partnership with Chinese streaming platform NetEase Cloud Music in a multi-year deal featuring AI protections. The agreement gives UMG artists...
Joni Mitchell on Music Industry’s Album Impact
Joni Mitchell critiques the music industry's evolution and defends Steely Dan's 'Gaucho' album against unfair rock journalism reviews in 2005 reflection....
TikTok Contributed �1.8B to the EU Music Industry in 2025
TikTok generated �1.8 billion for the EU music industry in 2025, boosting streaming, live performances, and merchandise sales according to a new study....
Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Soundtrack Now on Nintendo Music
Nintendo Music now features the complete 80-track soundtrack from The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, offering over 90 minutes of game music....
Ownership Reform Needed as AM Radio Faces Challenges
Radio broadcasters push for ownership cap removal as industry faces crisis from digital competition. FCC reviewing rules amid debate over consolidation impact....
MRC Grants Accreditation to ARF’s DASH TV Universe Study
MRC grants accreditation to ARF's DASH TV Universe Study, establishing new industry standard for measuring consumer TV and digital media behavior across devices and platforms....
NetEase Cloud Music Extends Partnership with UMG in China
Universal Music Group renews multi-year partnership with NetEase Cloud Music, China's leading streaming platform. The deal expands UMG's catalog distribution and promotes both international and...
NFL Viewership: Broadcast TV Dominates Despite Streaming
Despite Amazon Prime Video's record-breaking NFL playoff stream, broadcast TV still dominates football viewership according to Nielsen data. Traditional broadcasts continue attracting larger audiences than...
Udio Secures Major Label Deals, Seeks Artist Partnership Head
AI music platform Udio secures major licensing deals with Universal and Warner Music Group, resolving copyright lawsuits. Company seeks Head of Artist Partnerships to launch...
Doc McGhee Discusses Music Industry’s Struggles with Change
Music industry veteran Doc McGhee discusses how corporate interests and streaming have devastated artist revenue streams over the past 25 years....
Artist Development Companies Launch
Former Warner execs Max Lousada and Julie Greenwald launch 26.2 Music Ltd and 26.2 Services Ltd, exploring partnerships for a new artist development venture....