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Universal Music Group expands global portfolio of retail stores for superfans, with new shop locations in New York and London
The UMusic Shop NY opens Wednesday, December 10 at 2 Penn Plaza. The London store opens on Tuesday, December 16, in Camden Town Source...

Jeff Sosnow named President of Warner’s Reprise Records
Sosnow will oversee the "next chapter of Reprise," while continuing to guide A&R strategy for Warner Records Source...

Patrick Moxey’s publishing company resolves long-running legal dispute with Sony Music and Ultra Records
The two parties closed out both trademark case and a related copyright infringement complaint that date back to 2012. Source...

Nicole Thomas promoted to Managing Director of Virgin Music Group South Africa
Virgin Music South Africa also recently extended its long-term partnership with Gallo Record Company Source...

The true cost of ‘Free’ music
The following MBW op/ed comes from Frederic Schindler, founder of music supervision company Too Young Ltd. and the licensing platform Catalog Source...

ABBA Voyage has had a $2.7bn economic impact in the UK since 2022 opening, says report
In 2025 alone, the concert experience added £660 million ($878m) in UK turnover compared with £1.40 billion ($1.86bn) in the first two years combined. Source...

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ Die With a Smile is Vevo’s most watched music video in 2025 with 932m global views; JENNIE records biggest premiere with 33.4m views in first 14 days
On Vevo’s premiere charts, South Korean artist JENNIE's Like JENNIE recorded the most views globally in its first 14 days at 33.4 million. Source...

China’s Modern Sky strikes partnership with Steel Wool Entertainment, including a strategic investment, to expand operations in the US
Steel Wool will also assist Modern Sky in supporting independent artists seeking international reach. Source...

Reactional Music taps MusicInfra to build ‘next-generation’ rights management platform for gaming
'Music’s use has exploded across platforms and devices, which means that traditional frameworks and the supporting infrastructure must evolve...' Source...

MDLBEAST’s Mazen Khamis talks Soundstorm 2025, XP Music Futures, and growth in MENA’s music business
Mazen Khamis, Executive Director of Marketing, Commercial, and Products at MDLBEAST on organizing large-scale music events in Saudi Arabia Source...

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