February, 2025

Universal Music adopts newly launched Connex platform for music credit management
The Connex platform links music creators and their preferred creator tools with labels, distributors, and publishers Source...

Big Loud sells stake in Morgan Wallen catalog to Chord Music Partners; sources pin deal price at $200m+
Deal worth slightly north of USD $200 million according to sources Source...

Adrian Sarosi joins Luminate as Vice President, General Manager of International
Based in London, Sarosi will oversee the company’s international expansion strategy Source...

Justin Hunter named Vice President of Avex Music Group
Avex Music Group was launched in March Source...

Jack Dorsey’s ‘Delete All IP Law’ post highlights the hypocrisy of Big Tech Billionaires
The following op/ed comes from David Israelite, the President and CEO of the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) Source...

‘Sometimes I feel like I’m on fire in a room and sometimes I feel like I’m completely dead.’
Tobias Jesso Jr on how he nearly blew it with Adele on day one, feeling 'disenfranchised' by the modern music industry, and when/why he might just pack it all in and make way forAI... Source...

UK record industry warns against celebrating UK government’s copyright bill amendments
A bill that could weaken UK copyright law in favor of AI developers is headed to a vote in Parliament next week Source...

The EU is investigating UMG’s $775m Downtown buyout – but why, and what happens now?
MBW explains Article 22, and how the investigation process works... Source...

On… Udio, FUGA, Universal, Merlin, and missed opportunities
The following op/ed originally appeared in Tim Ingham's MBW Review newsletter, sent exclusively to MBW+ subscribers. Source...

Warner Music sues retail giant DSW Designer Shoe Warehouse over infringement of 200+ works in TikTok and Instagram posts
Lawsuit comes after suing Cookie company Crumbl Source...

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