February, 2026

Label The Slop.
The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham Source...

BMG acquires publishing interests of Luca Anzilotti, co-founder of Eurodance group Snap!
BMG acquired the recorded music catalog of Snap! in 2018. Source...

Warner Music Italy acquires catalog of indie label Asian Fake from parent House of Music
Founded in 2017, Asian Fake built its roster around Italy's urban and indie-pop scene. Source...

Universal Music makes minority investment in Thai distribution and publishing company Solution One
S1 was founded in 2001 by CEO Karlcharn Kongkatong and co-founder Apsornsopha Sariman. Source...

Björn Ulvaeus on AI: ‘Human creativity is not just expression. It is testimony. A life lived.’
CISAC President Björn Ulvaeus delivered a speech at the org's General Assembly in Paris on Thursday (June 4), covering AI, copyright, licensing, Suno and more Source...

Julian Franzoni appointed General Manager for Argentina and Uruguay at Warner Chappell Music
Franzoni joined WCM in 2016 and rose through the ranks in the A&R team Source...

Fast-growing producer royalty company mprs is now buying producer catalogs – in partnership with Milk & Honey
Founded in 2021, mprs – pronounced 'Empress' – was spun out of artist management and services company mtheory when Universal Music Group acquired mtheory's label division Source...

A bill moving through Congress could change who controls the US Copyright Office. Here’s why it matters for the music business.
Who controls the machinery of copyright in the United States, and what happens to music if that control shifts? Source...

Canada walks back plan to make US audiovisual streaming services pay a bigger Canadian-content levy
The measures were announced by Marc Miller, Canada's Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture and Minister responsible for Official Languages. Source...

Concord invests in and strikes strategic partnership with Lito Music, the company founded by Latin hip-hop & reggaeton artist Lito MC Cassidy
The deal expands Concord’s presence in Latin music Source...

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