February, 2025

Epidemic Sound acquires AI startup Song Sleuth to tackle music’s ‘black box’ problem
The Stockholm-based soundtracking platform is launching a new service called Aentidote aimed at identifying unclaimed and undistributed royalties Source...

Spotify posts record-high operating profit for Q1, as subscriber base grows by 5m to 268m paid users
SPOT's latest financial results (for Q1 2025) were filed today (April 29) Source...

Desiree Autobee, Jamey Sussman appointed Synch Directors at Payday Music, as publishing company opens new LA studio
Having sync execs in the ground in New York, LA, and London is 'producing amazing results' for Payday Music Source...

Jason Feinberg appointed SVP/Head of Kobalt’s music publishing platform KOSIGN
Feinberg previously held roles at 138 Strategic, Universal Music Group and Pandora’s AMP platform Source...

Sony Corp strikes strategic partnership with BandLab Technologies to bring spatial sound and other tools to the company’s millions of users
Initial phase of partnership integrates Sony’s Spatial Sound technology; co-branded hub within BandLab to act as gateway for future offerings Source...

UMG generated $3bn+ in Q1 – up 9.5% YoY, driven by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and more superstars
Company's subscription streaming revenues grew 9.3% YoY Source...

Influence Media strikes catalog deal with DJ Khaled; launches two JVs with the artist and his We The Best Music Group
The collaboration involves film and TV projects, brand partnerships, and a new focus and name and likeness rights Source...

Subscription growth, super-premium, and short-form video’s ‘inadequate monetization’: 7 takeaways from Universal Music Group’s Q1 2025 earnings call
Sir Lucian Grainge, Michael Nash, and Boyd Muir dug deep into the company's strategy and numbers on their Q1 call Source...

Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman named Co-Heads, Apple Music
Obermann officially joins Apple from ByteDance Source...

BeatStars teams up with Sureel to block AI companies from training on creator content
Sureel will register BeatStars’ entire marketplace catalog, allowing AI companies to see which content they’re prohibited from using in training AI Source...

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