February, 2025

Robb McDaniels on Beatport’s growth plans, and why downloads still matter
MBW's Trailblazers series meets Robb McDaniels, CEO of Beatport Source...

BABYMETAL ink global deal with Capitol Records, becoming the ‘first Japanese artist to sign a frontline deal with the label’
The group will release new album METAL FORTH, globally via Capitol Records on June 13 Source...

Merlin sues TikTok rival Triller for breach of contract over allegedly unpaid music licensing fees
The digital music licensing org for indie record labels says short video platform Triller owes it $2.55 million Source...

Chance the Rapper’s big money legal battle with ex-manager headed to trial
A judge in Illinois denied Chance's motion for summary judgment last week. Source...

With Kid Rock at his side, Trump signs executive order to curb ticket price gouging
Live Nation welcomed the executive order despite its ongoing legal battle with the federal government over alleged violations of antitrust laws Source...

Udio, the startup sued by record companies last year, unveils tool to clone ‘sonic identity’ of existing songs
Udio says its cloning technology “only supports uploads of content that users own or control" Source...

5 million songs and $288m spent on catalogs: 8 Things We Learned from Universal Music Group’s 2024 Annual Report
From the balance of catalog and frontline to granular financial details, MBW wades through a treasure trove of data Source...

HYBE continues diversification drive as gaming division raises $21m in latest funding round
HYBE IM aims to become 'a next-generation publisher delivering compelling content to gamers worldwide' Source...

Trump says a deal to save TikTok in the US will get done this week. Will Blackstone take a stake?
The deadline for ByteDance to sell TikTok's US operations is April 5, but the US president said he may extend it if necessary Source...

Ned Monahan promoted to President at Joie Manda’s Encore Recordings; Jacob Fain named Head of A&R
Fain comes to Encore from Elektra, and is known for signing artists such as Bailey Zimmerman and Leon Bridges Source...

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