February, 2026

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...

Sphere Entertainment secures $1.7B investment from Abu Dhabi for first international venue
The venue will built on a plot of land between Yas Mall and SeaWorld Abu Dhabi. Source...

HYBE India partners with Snapchat to power AR auditions for its girl group search
Under the partnership, candidates can film and upload audition content through a dedicated 'Audition' Lens on Snapchat. Source...

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