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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...

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...

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...

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...