February, 2025

Big Machine Label Group bolsters international team as Nashville-headquartered company celebrates 20th year
BMLG reveals series of promotions and a new hire within its international division Source...

Symphonic expands in Puerto Rico, partnering with High Ground Music, and hiring Victor Roque in LATAM role
The partnership brings Symphonic's distribution platform together with HGM's 'creative vision, fast-release strategy, and artist-first development model' Source...

Warner Chappell renews global publishing deal with superstar Kacey Musgraves
Eight-time Grammy winner Musgraves has had a relationship with Warner Chappell since she began writing songs for the publisher at the age of 21 Source...

EU pauses probe into Universal’s $775m Downtown deal
EC has reportedly 'stopped the clock' on the investigation as it awaits requested information Source...

Cindy Gu appointed General Manager of Southeast Asia for Virgin Music Group
Gu comes to Virgin from Fabled Records and has a long portfolio of hits counting billions of streams Source...

A concert took place every 137 seconds across the UK in 2024, as live music spend in the market jumped 9.5% to $7.2bn, according to new report
Music fans shifted some spending from festivals to one-off concerts, industry group LIVE noted Source...

Anthropic’s value balloons to $183bn after securing $13bn in latest funding round
Anthropic’s valuation has grown from $61.5 billion following a $3.5 billion funding round in March. Source...

When rebellion becomes risk: Negotiating morality in music catalog deals
The following op/ed comes from Claire Hoffman, an associate at Michelman & Robinson, LLP Source...

10 Online Business Ideas Without Investment: Zero-Cost Entrepreneurship
The internet has made starting a business easier than ever. In 2025, the biggest opportunities are in online shopping, virtual learning, content creation, and freelancing. The best part? You don’t n...

From JYP’s AI artist venture to UMG’s Downtown deal inquiry pause… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days – all in one place Source...

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