April, 2026

Live Nation acquires majority stake in three Prague venues as it expands across Central and Eastern Europe
The agreement, struck with Czech investment group PPF, also covers the 5,000-capacity O2 Universum and the 4,000-capacity Forum Karlín. Source...

‘It’s clear that the traditional record business is ending…’
Giant Music is a key company within the Azoff empire. It’s an independent label determined to do things differently, and has recently expanded into the UK. Shawn Holiday and Nate Albert explain thei...

Live Nation-backed Veeps lays off nearly all editorial staff at BrooklynVegan, Revolver and other music publications (report)
Veeps is the ticketed livestream service in which Live Nation owns a majority stake. Source...

Apple asks court to rule its products don’t infringe Boomcloud 360’s spatial audio patents
Apple Music rolled out Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos in June 2021 Source...

AI is capable of breaking the music industry. But it does not have to.
The following MBW op-ed comes from MusicInfra CEO and Co-founder Björn Lindvall Source...

Live Nation’s Merch Traffic sues online sellers over counterfeit Nirvana, Bruno Mars merch
The suit brings two counts under the Lanham Act: trademark infringement and counterfeiting, and false designation of origin. Source...

Universal Music Group kicks off additional €250M share buyback program
UMG completed the first €500 million program, its first-ever share repurchase, in July Source...

UnitedMasters strengthens executive team with four appointments across marketing, brand, commerce and operations
The new hires include former Warner Records executive Todd L. Perry II, alongside Goldie Harris, Luca Zanello and Jason Peerless. Source...

Suno brings its voice clone tool to iOS and Android, opens a limited version to free users
Voices lets a user record or upload audio of themselves singing, which Suno then uses to generate new songs in that person's voice. Source...

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