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Limp Bizkit and Fred Durst take case against UMG to California state court
A federal court tossed out most of the allegations the band made against UMG, on the grounds that they belong in a state court Source...

‘Stem is now the most well-funded, well-supported independent player in the distribution space.’
Concord's Tom Becci and Stem's Milana Lewis discuss the strategic thinking behind Concord's acquisition of the Los Angeles-based distribution platform Source...

KATSEYE, concerts, and BTS’s comeback: What we learned from HYBE’s latest earnings call
Revelations and predictions from Korean firm's all-important Q4 chat with fiscal analysts Source...

Armada’s BEAT Music Fund buys stake in catalog of DJ and producer Tiga
The deal includes rights to “a large portion” of masters from Tiga including hits that have collectively amassed over 33 million Spotify streams Source...

Napster acquired in $207m deal by $12.25bn-valued tech startup Infinite Reality
Acquisition arrives a few weeks after Infinite Reality closed a $3 billion round of funding Source...

Silver Lake takes Endeavor private in $25bn deal, rebrands it WME Group
The deal marks “the largest private equity sponsor public-to-private investment transaction in over a decade,” said Silver Lake Source...

Live Nation to pay $20M to settle shareholder lawsuit
It comes as Live Nation continues to face an antitrust lawsuit brought by the US Department of Justice and numerous state attorneys general Source...

Ed Sheeran calls on UK government to invest £250m in music education
Letter to UK Prime Minister includes backing from Harry Styles, Central Cee, Coldplay, Stormzy, Elton John and more Source...

The best argument why Spotify (and other music streaming platforms) need to increase their prices in 2025.
Why the oft-ignored metric of ARPCH gives the music industry a fresh perspective – and fresh insights – on streaming's pricing model Source...