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From Sony’s $2.5bn spent in the past year to UMG’s Patrick Whitesell JV… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days Source...

Create Music Group strikes JV with Ty Dolla $ign and Shawn Barron’s EZMNY Records
EZMNY Records was co-founded by Ty Dolla $ign and co-founder Shawn Barron, who signed Ty Dolla $ign to Atlantic Records back in 2012. Source...

Sony Music spent $2.5bn on 60+ deals in the past year (and 7 more things you should know from Rob Stringer’s latest investor presentation)
Rob Stringer, the Chairman of Sony Music Group and CEO of Sony Music Entertainment, updated investors on the music company's performance and strategy on Friday morning (June 13). Source...

Jonathan Dickins talks Adele’s record-breaking Munich stadium residency and more in SXSW London interview
September Management founder Jonathan Dickins participated in a rare on-stage interview at SXSW London on Friday (June 6). Source...

US music publishing revenue jumped 13.4% to $7bn in 2024, outpacing the growth rate of recorded music
Recovered unpaid royalties accounted for 27% of music publishing revenues last year, the NMPA's David Israelite said Source...

Universal Music and Hollywood agent Patrick Whitesell launch joint venture with backing from Silver Lake
JV to 'accelerate commercial opportunities for UMG’s artists and artist estates in rapidly growing areas outside traditional recorded music and music publishing' Source...

Music tech firm Larrosa launches in Dubai with $16m+ in assets under management and a ‘strategic roadmap’ for MENA expansion via ‘targeted acquisitions’
Company is 'actively engaged in discussions with various investment funds' Source...

Wyclef Jean and 88rising’s Jaeson Ma launch OpenWav app that lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans
The startup lets artists sell merch, tickets and exclusive content directly to fans, and employs AI to help musicians analyze audience data. Source...

Sony Corp opens up 360 virtual mixing audio tech to music creators and more
The technology uses specialized headphones to recreate the acoustic environment of professional studios, allowing anyone to produce studio-quality mixes anywhere. Source...

RIAA applauds ‘critical stand’ made by Disney and NBCUniversal in copyright lawsuit against AI image generator Midjourney
The complaint marks the first major AI copyright challenge from Hollywood studio giants. Source...

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