February, 2025

Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine’s Tradecraft label strikes deal with Frontiers Label Group for new album
Megadeth have sold over 50 million albums worldwide Source...

Billy Steinberg and son Ezra Steinberg sign global publishing deals with Sony Music Publishing
Their works will be housed under newly formed company, Steinberg Music Source...

Elizabeth Rodda promoted to President of US Latin, Latin America and Global Society Relations at peermusic
The Miami-based executive will now oversee the company’s Latin initiatives and new signings across the US and Puerto Rico. Source...

Concord to acquire Stem in $50m+ deal, say MBW sources
We also hear that Raine Group is in the middle of it. Source...

Universal spent $1bn+ on investments in 2024… and 5 other things we learned on UMG’s latest earnings call
What UMG's leadership team said on the company's FY 2024 call... Source...

Metallica’s Mexico concert is coming to Apple’s Vision Pro headset
Apple deployed 14 Immersive Video cameras to capture Metallica’s Mexico City concert Source...

OpenPlay launches music distribution and monetization service led by industry veteran Bob Barbiere
Barbiere brings extensive experience in music tech and rights management from executive roles at Dubset Media Holdings and Pex Source...

AEG Presents promotes seven execs to SVP roles in Global Partnerships division
Andrew Bersch, Holli Branam, Bret Heiman, Alex McArthur, Samantha Fernandez, Brianne Grimley and Eric Kohler are now SVPs Source...

12m artists uploaded music to Spotify last year. Less than 0.6% generated $10,000 or more in royalties.
Spotify has published the latest edition of its annual Loud & Clear music economics report Source...

Blackstone launches Recognition Music Group… but could the Hipgnosis elephant live on? (Meanwhile, AI has thoughts on the rebrand.)
Blackstone confirms it's deleting the Hipgnosis name as the brand for its music assets and operation Source...

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