February, 2025

Julian Palmer joins UMPG UK as Senior Director, A&R and Catalogue
Palmer joins UMPG after 12 years at Columbia Records. Source...

Primary Wave strikes music rights deal with the Cars
Deal comes less than a year after Primary Wave struck a 'multi-million-dollar' partnership with the estate of The Cars' Ric Ocasek Source...

Matthew Rogers appointed Chief Commercial Officer at GYRO Group
Rogers joins GYRO Group following a 14-year tenure as Chief Operating Officer at UNIFIED Music Group Source...

Live events platform Fever secures another $100m in funding, reports 20x revenue growth
Fever was last valued at $1.8 billion in 2023, following funding rounds led by Goldman Sachs Source...

Suno upgrades AI Song Editor, as labels reportedly push for Content ID-style fingerprinting in licensing talks with AI music platforms
As record companies push for input over what sorts of tools AI music platforms develop, Suno is forging ahead with new capabilities Source...

Do not settle.
Ed Newton-Rex pens an open letter to the major music companies as they reportedly enter talks with Suno Source...

How to manage Ozzy, and more music industry advice from Sharon Osbourne…
As Ozzy Osbourne prepares to take a final bow with Black Sabbath live in the UK next month, Sharon Osbourne looks back on over 40 years as his manager and reflects on the success they achieved togethe...

DICE acquired by live events discovery platform Fever
Sale follows Bloomberg report in 2024 that DICE was in advanced talks to sell, potentially valuing it at 'hundreds of millions of dollars' Source...

Spotify raises Premium prices in France for second time in 13 months
France last saw a price rise from Spotify in May 2024 following the country’s implementation of a music streaming tax Source...

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