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Warner Music Group to reduce annual cost by another $300M, with $170M saved via ‘headcount rightsizing’
Combined with previously announced restructuring, Warner should achieve more than half a billion dollars in annual cost-savings Source...

HYBE confirms ‘strategic expansion’ into India – in second half of 2025
The expansion represents the next stage of what HYBE calls its “multi-home, multi-genre strategy." Source...

That AI artist with over 1M listeners on Spotify? His music was created with Suno, says expert report
The creators behind Aventhis and other AI 'artists' might not actually own the rights to the music they upload to streaming platforms Source...

Scooter Braun steps down as CEO of HYBE America
Isaac Lee to assume role of Chairman and CEO of HYBE Americas Source...

David Joseph CBE joins The Royal Society of Arts as Chief Executive Officer
Former Chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK will formally take up the post at the RSA in September Source...

Mystery buyer for TikTok named by Trump is the same Oracle-Blackstone group whose bid stalled (report)
The previous talks broke down after Beijing withheld approval in the wake of Trump’s decision to impose sweeping tariffs on Chinese goods Source...

Warner Music Group and Bain launch $1.2 billion fund to buy rights; each party owns 50% of venture
WMG CEO Robert Kyncl said: 'Augmenting our deep expertise and global infrastructure with Bain Capital’s financial prowess and belief in music will make us the destination of choice for preeminent ca...

The Beatles’ Apple Corps appoints Tom Greene as new CEO
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to oversee the band’s own creative and business interests. Source...

The AI music problem on Spotify (and other streaming platforms) is worse than you think
MBW has found 13 AI artists with over 4.1 million cumulative monthly listeners on Spotify Source...