February, 2025

TikTok must transfer control to US owner, US commerce secretary says
Lutnick said Donald Trump is "positive towards TikTok, if it can move into American hands." Source...

NewJeans: ‘Telling us to return to ADOR and HYBE is like telling the victim of school bullying to return to the same school and endure it.’
The K-pop group's legal team said the root of the conflict lies in HYBE's audit into Min Hee-jin last year. Source...

African music enjoys breakthrough on Shazam’s Global Top 200 Chart
Twelve tracks by African artists reached the Shazam Global Top 10, with three reaching the No. 1 position. Source...

Cyrille Bolloré, son of Vincent, steps down from Universal Music Group board, as Bolloré Group fights French regulator over Vivendi share offer
According to its website, The Bolloré Group owned an 18.5% stake in Universal Music Group at the close of 2024 Source...

Create Music Group’s digital content studio Flighthouse launches sports-focused Fieldhouse
Co-Founder and CEO Jonathan Strauss has described Create Music Group as an "audience company" Source...

AEG partners with Because, Combat in new ownership structure for Paris festival We Love Green
Jay Marciano calls event one of the 'marquee' live music festivals in Europe Source...

Why Primary Wave – and the Marley estate – could be sitting on a goldmine with new Bob Marley show, Hope Road
Larry Mestel gives MBW a peek behind the curtain of his company's new Vegas show – and the future of 'name, image, and likeness' in music Source...

Learnings from Spotify’s Q2 2025 earnings call… including what the company (didn’t) say about that long-awaited ‘Music Pro’ tier
MBW's key takeaways from the green giant's latest grilling from investment analysts Source...

Spotify sees $16 billion wiped off market cap; stock sinks 11.5% as ‘Social Charges’ drag down profit outlook
Spotify's stock price plunged 11.5% on Tuesday (July 29) largely as a result of missing profit guidance Source...

Spotify subscriber base grew by 8m to 276m in Q2; company posted $460m operating profit
'Social Charges' take toll on operating income, but subscribers and MAUs both ahead of guidance in quarter Source...

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