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For music industry geeks like Music Business Worldwide, Universal Music Group‘s annual report offers a wealth of buried treasure each year.The company’s 284-page annual report for…

US President Donald Trump on Monday (March 31) signed an executive order aimed at clamping down on ticket scalping and hidden fees in the live entertainment…

Last year, amid the explosion of the AI music market, we wrote about $4.8 billion-valued technology giant Kunlun Tech and its launch of a fully AI music…

Spotify is extending access to its partner monetization program for audio and video content creators to nine more markets starting April 29.Announced in November 2024, the…

Over four years ago, Chance The Rapper (aka Chancelor Bennett) was sued by his former manager, Pat ‘The Manager’ Corcoran. Corcoran claimed that he was owed…

TikTok rival Triller is once again facing a lawsuit over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees.This time, the music organization suing Triller is Merlin, the digital music…

Japanese pop metal band BABYMETAL have signed a global deal with Capitol Records.The deal sees the group become “the first Japanese artist to sign a frontline…

Trailblazers is an MBW interview series that turns the spotlight on music entrepreneurs with the potential to become the global business power players of tomorrow. This…

Live events and ticketing company CTS Eventim has reported a 19.1% year-over-year increase in revenue and a similar jump in adjusted EBITDA, driven by both organic…

A group of European authors, performers and other rightsholders have issued a joint statement slamming the third draft of the European Union’s GPAI (General-Purpose Artificial Intelligence)…