February, 2025

Create Music Group acquires again, swooping for indie electronic label Monstercat
Create plans to invest additional $50m over the next two years in artist development, artist advances, and platform support across Monstercat’s roster Source...

Sara Nix and Joe Mortimer named Co-Heads of Creative at Capitol Music Group
Nix joins Capitol after six years as Executive Producer at Partizan, while Mortimer previously served as Creative Director at Astralwerks Source...

Daniel Ek has now cashed out $800m+ in Spotify stock, with his latest transaction banking $28.8m
Ek offloaded 50,000 shares on Wednesday at $576.94 per share, according to an SEC filing Source...

‘If we don’t step up now, the platforms we depend on will become even more toxic.’
The following MBW op/ed comes from Deviate Digital founder Sammy Andrews Source...

Early Spotify investor TCV offloads nearly $190m worth of shares
TCV is part of a consortium that plans to acquire the remaining shares of digital music company Believe from public shareholders Source...

Samsung’s Harman expands audio empire with $350M Masimo deal
The deal will see Harman acquiring several audio brands including Bowers & Wilkins, Denon and Marantz Source...

SM Entertainment revenues up 5% to $166m in Q1 2025 on music, concert growth
The South Korean entertainment giant attributed its revenue growth to increased music and concert turnover Source...

Warner Music Group launches WMG Pulse app for artists and songwriters to track streams, earnings, and fan engagement
Platform in beta with 100+ artists and songwriters Source...

Andrew Spencer named Chief Operating Officer of AEG Presents Europe
Exec joins AEG Europe from Australian concert promoter Frontier Touring Source...

‘We need a change in approach to ensure songwriters are fairly remunerated for music that hugely enhances the gaming experience.’
George Rose, Head of Broadcast and Digital and Graham Best, Senior Manager - New Digital Markets, PRS for Music, look at the changing and crucial relationship between music and games, along with the l...

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