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.
Berklee College Of Music Faces Student Backlash Over AI Music Course
Berklee College of Music is currently facing a wave of student opposition regarding its recently introduced course on artificial intelligence in music. The course, which...
Socan Reports Record $587 Million In Collections For 2025
The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) has announced that its collections reached an unprecedented $587 million in 2025. This milestone...
Latin Music Revenue In The US Surpasses $1 Billion
Latin music in the United States has reached a significant milestone, with revenue hitting $1 billion at wholesale value for 2025, according to the Recording...
Streamguys and APM Launch Inform Ad Network for Public Radio
StreamGuys, a prominent provider of streaming media services, and American Public Media (APM), one of the largest producers of public radio programming, have announced the...
Townsquare Media Boosts Local Engagement With Executive Visits
Townsquare Media, a prominent player in the local media landscape, has launched a new initiative aimed at strengthening its community ties through a series of...
UMG Settles Copyright Dispute With Believe and TuneCore
Universal Music Group (UMG) has reached a settlement in its copyright infringement lawsuit against music distribution companies Believe and TuneCore. The lawsuit, filed in the...
YouTube Launches 24/7 Coachella 2026 TV Station
YouTube has announced the launch of a 24/7 TV station dedicated to covering the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in 2026. This development marks...
WBUR Festival Sets Model For Public Radio Station Events
The WBUR Festival is making its return for a second year, drawing attention as a potential model for similar events hosted by public radio stations....
Spanish Broadcasting System Files Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Spanish Broadcasting System (SBS), a prominent player in the Hispanic media landscape, has initiated Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings, according to recent filings. The company, which...
Luis Segura Named Operations Manager at WMAL Washington
Luis Segura Heads to the Nation�s Capital as Operations Manager for Cumulus Media�s Powerhouse News/Talker WMAL Cumulus Media (OTCQB: CMLS)�announces that it has appointed Luis...
Virgin Music Group Partners with Ari Elkins & Joey McCarthy on Suede Records
Ari Elkins, Joey McCarthy. Photo by Matt Shouse � Virgin Music Group announces a global distribution partnership with music curator and executive Ari Elkins and...
Universal Music Group Gets $64B Takeover Bid
Universal Music Group (UMG), a leading entity in the global music industry, has received a substantial takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square, valued at...
10 Reasons Music Industry Needs More Diversity
The music industry’s revenue is generated disproportionately by artists from communities of color, yet its senior leadership across labels, publishers, management companies, and streaming platforms...
Sony Music Publishing Signs Bastian Langebaek to Global Deal
Sony Music Publishing UK (SMP UK), in partnership with JV partner Second Songs, announced a new global publishing agreement with legendary songwriter Bastian Langebaek, which...
Scale-Able: When Your Greatest Asset is Your Reset
Equity Redefined: How I Stopped Letting Email Steal My Opportunities One of the greatest tools I have in my toolbox right now is being a...
Kobalt Signs Songwriting and Production Duo The Wavys
Kobalt has announced the signing of Los Angeles-based songwriting and production duo The Wavys. The Wavys, composed of Jack Brady and Jordan Roman, are known...
Skyview Networks Leadership Transition to Steve Jones
Skyview Networks is entering a new chapter in its 30-year history with a formal ownership transition that places Steve Jones in full leadership of the...
UMG Launches �500M Share Buyback
Universal Music Group (UMG) has launched a share repurchase program of up to �500 million, underscoring the company�s confidence in its long?term growth prospects and...
Sony Music Publishing Promotes Shane Knotts to SVP
Sony Music Publishing announced the promotion of?Shane Knotts to Senior Vice President, Global Royalites, effective immediately.?Based out of SMP�s Nashville office,?Shane will continue to report...
Artists Who Sold Catalogs Too Early
The catalog acquisition market has become one of the most active sectors in the music industry. Artists ranging from legacy icons to mid-career stars have...
Radio Facts Top 10s: 56 Industry Entries
The�Radio Facts Top 10s�series launches April 1 as a 56-part rollout focused on the people, companies, and moves shaping the business right now. Each entry...
MACRO Film Studios Signs Multiyear Sony Pictures Deal
Charles D. King and his MACRO Film Studios have closed a major deal that could reshape how Black-led content gets developed and distributed in Hollywood....
Music Producers: Ask Your Supervisor This First
Author, producer, and sync specialist Anthony Clint Jr. dropped a piece of sync wisdom this week that every producer, songwriter, and music publisher needs to...
Monet Little Named Record Label Operations Manager at Create Music Group
Monet Little has announced her new position as Record Label Operations Manager at Create Music Group, one of the leading independent music distribution and rights...
AI Steps in for Musicians’ Broken Mental Health System
Why More Music Pros Are Turning to ChatGPT When Therapy Fails A tighter feature on mental health, burnout, reinvention and why AI is becoming part...