February, 2024

Range Media Partners sued by talent giant CAA for alleged theft of confidential information
Lawsuit claims that Range is 'an unlicensed talent agency built on deceit' Source...

Business Essentials To Bring Into 2025
In 2022, approximately 142 million people in the United States utilized voice assistants, projected to rise to 157.1 million by 2026, underscoring the growing need for tech-savvy business practices.Th...

Mark Ronson and more to perform at Music Industry Trusts Award event honoring Jason Iley MBE
Mark Ronson, Cat Burns, and Jake Bugg have been named as the performers for this year’sMark Ronson and more to perform at Music Industry Trusts Award honoring Jason Iley MBE Source...

UK’s PPL paid out over $21m to performers and rightsholders in Q3 2024, up 30% YoY
PPL paid out £16.5m to over 1,500 recording rights holders and over 21,000 performers in Q3 Source...

On… Irving Azoff, big money, and private equity’s lust for music’s collection societies
MBW founder Tim Ingham on the most talked-about music biz story of the past few weeks Source...

Petri Mannonen appointed CEO of Universal Music Finland
Universal notes that domestic artists dominate Spotify's local Top 50 in Finland Source...

Spotify raises prices in Canada amid debate over proposed streaming tax
'As we continue to innovate and invest in providing our listeners with greater value than ever before, we occasionally update our prices.' Source...

Tencent Music Entertainment owned 2,564 active patents and 4,295 registered copyrights at the end of 2023
TME had applied for 4,768 patents in China and abroad as of the end December 2023 Source...

Key Songs In The Life Of… Darcus Beese
The Island Records legend and founder of the newly independent Darco Recordings selects the tracks that have meant the most to him throughout his life and career so far... Source...

Mary Catherine Kinney appointed EVP of Artist & Label Strategy at Republic Corps
Kinney was most recently Head of Artist Partnerships at Spotify Source...

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