February, 2026

Russ honored with NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition celebrating 26 certified songs
The plaque was presented by NMPA President & CEO David Israelite alongside Omar Grant, Senior Director of Creative at Sony Music Publishing Source...

Barry Weiss’s RECORDS promotes Andrew Saltman to SVP of Artist Development, Sara Gil to General Manager
The pair will lead label operations across RECORDS and its country imprint RECORDS Nashville Source...

From Sony Music Publishing’s $4 billion catalog deal to Live Nation’s ‘blue dot fever’ rebuttal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Meet 2026’s first breakout band, according to Luminate – a masked math rock duo called Angine de Poitrine, with weekly global on-demand streams up from under 2k to 11.2m in a single year
Band went viral after a KEXP performance that has since accumulated more than 14m YouTube views. Source...

Quotex Affiliate Program: The Guide to Earning Up to 80% Commission
Affiliate marketing in online trading is a crowded jungle, but the Quotex affiliate program keeps getting people’s attention for a reason. It offers commissions as high as 80% of broker revenue plus...

Warner Music forms cross-border artist development platform GLIIDE with Thailand’s GMM Music
The platform's first signing is SVRN, a performance-driven artist whose music video for his debut single "WHY" was released on Thursday. Source...

Vietnam’s DAO Music Entertainment strikes strategic partnership with The Orchard
Deal gives DAO Music Entertainment access to The Orchard's global distribution network Source...

Spotify scraps new ‘Premium Lite’ tier in India, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and South Africa – while slashing standard Premium prices
The Premium Standard plan has been reduced in multiple markets Source...

Spotify raises Premium prices in Canada by up to CAD $3 per month
The Student plan remains unchanged at CAD $6.39 per month, while other tiers saw changes of CAD $1.30 to CAD $3.00 per month. Source...

George Clinton sues UMG, alleging over $1.1M in royalties have been withheld for more than three years
Complaint accuses UMG of breach of contract Source...

February, 2026

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