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When rebellion becomes risk: Negotiating morality in music catalog deals
The following op/ed comes from Claire Hoffman, an associate at Michelman & Robinson, LLP Source...

Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Man’s Best Friend’ breaks Spotify record for most-streamed album in a single day by a female artist in 2025
The record spent 11 weeks on Spotify’s Countdown Page ahead of its release. Source...

StubHub losses widen despite revenue growth ahead of planned IPO
Net loss more than doubled in H1 2025 to $111.8 million, while revenue rose 3% YoY to $827.9 million. Source...

Arrival Artists and ATC Live merge to create global booking agency ROAM
The merger establishes ROAM as the “fifth largest” independent booking agency globally. Source...

Downtown Music boss speaks out on UMG deal: ‘The debate must be honest. It must be about facts, not agendas.’
UMG’s Virgin Music Group revealed in December that it had agreed to buy Downtown LLC in a $775m deal, which is currently under Phase II investigation by the European Commission. Source...

WMG promises ‘more firepower’ for British artists as Atlantic and Warner Records UK labels align with US leadership
Simon Robson to lead UK operations following Tony Harlow’s departure as CEO of WMUK Source...

Sony Music Publishing named Publisher of the Year at BMI R&B/Hip-Hop Awards
Ceremony was hosted by BMI’s EVP and Chief Revenue & Creative Officer Mike Steinberg and BMI’s Vice President, Creative, Atlanta, Catherine Brewton Source...

Warner’s Divo Music makes play for independent artists in India via new label Loopd
Warner acquired a majority stake in Divo in 2023 Source...

Dynamite Songs acquires catalog of Grammy-winning producer Keith Harris
Deal includes songs that Harris co-produced for The Black Eyed Peas, Estelle, Madonna, Usher, Robin Thicke and Chrisette Michele Source...

Bandcamp launches human-curated ‘Bandcamp Clubs’ at $13 a month
The new clubs will have no algorithms involved and will be curated by music tastemakers like Tina Edwards and Jamz Supernova Source...

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