February, 2025

HYBE is selling its entire stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for nearly $180m
Tencent Music will become the second-largest shareholder in SM Entertainment Source...

Private Equity’s thirst for the live business continues, as Providence strikes $1bn+ deal for event logistics firm that worked on Taylor Swift tour
GCL is the parent of Rock-it Cargo, a prominent player in the world of logistics for tours by superstar artists Source...

On… hallucinations, Charli XCX, and ‘daring to suck’
This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers. Source...

Downtown expands presence in Africa, as Sheer rebrands to Downtown Music Publishing Africa
Sheer was acquired by DMP parent Downtown Music Holdings in 2020 Source...

NetEase Cloud Music strikes strategic deal with South Korean entertainment company RBW
Deal marks the latest K-Pop partnership for NetEase Cloud Music Source...

Spotify has reached 100m paying subscribers in Europe, Daniel Ek confirms
Spotify reported on April 29 that it grew its global Premium Subscriber base to 268m paying users in Q1 Source...

EU artists generated more than $1.8 billion on Spotify in 2024, up 15% YoY
Spotify has published Loud & Clear stats for the EU Source...

SK Sharma joins PE giant Warburg Pincus as Senior Advisor, focused on investment opportunities in Generative AI
Warburg Pincus LLC has more than $87 billion in assets under management Source...

Bob Sinclar signs global deal with Warner Chappell Music
The deal covers a catalog of more than 350 works written or composed by the French DJ. Source...

Kobalt signs global deal with Música Mexicana specialist K Music Publishing
K Music was founded in 2019 by CEOs Alfredo Becerra & Leonardo Soto and songwriter/producer Carlos Santos Source...

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