Authorities in Brazil have arrested and charged an individual accused of uploading more than 400 fake…
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Italy’s subscription streaming revenues grew 17.1% in 2024, as recorded music market hit $499m
Italy’s recorded music market – the third largest in the European Union, behind Germany and France…
AI-made works can’t be copyrightable, says US court… for now, at least.
A federal appeals court has ruled that works created solely by artificial intelligence cannot be copyrighted…
NewJeans announce hiatus after court grants injunction to HYBE-owned ADOR
Following a sold-out performance in Hong Kong on Sunday (March 23), K-pop group NewJeans announced an…
Confirmed: Concord acquires Stem – Music Business Worldwide
Concord has, as expected, fully acquired Los Angeles-based music distribution platform Stem. MBW’s sources told us…
StubHub files for IPO in New York, reveals 30% revenue growth in 2024
As expected, online ticket resale marketplace StubHub has filed for an initial public offering in New…
Drake opposes UMG’s attempt to halt discovery in ‘Not Like Us’ defamation lawsuit
Drake’s legal team has pushed back against Universal Music Group‘s request to pause the evidence-gathering process…
On… understanding the critical value of data ownership
MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say.…
Universal makes big move in China’s hip-hop scene, inking deal to distribute artists from ‘The Rap Of China’
Since it debuted in 2017, The Rap Of China, a televised music competition, has drawn multiple…
Who sold Concord that $217m catalog? Daddy Yankee.
Earlier this week, Music Business Worldwide broke the news that Concord had splashed USD $217.3 million…