April, 2026

Spotify overtakes Melon to become South Korea’s second-biggest music streaming service, report finds
It is the first time overseas services have held both of the market's top two positions, according to WiseApp Retail, with Google's YouTube Music still in first. Source...

Las Vegas Sphere drove Sphere Entertainment’s Q2 revenues up 11% to $314M; operating loss ballooned 22%
The Sphere segment, which runs the Las Vegas venue, generated revenues of $226.4 million, up $50.8 million, or 29%, year-over-year. Source...

The One-Person SaaS Business: How Much Can You Automate?
Park.io offers a unique service of backordering expiring domain names. Today, the company is worth between $1.5 million and $4.5 million. That’s impressive, considering the SaaS business started a...

South Korea’s KOMCA ends ban on AI-assisted songs – false filings now risk royalty holds and contract termination
The amended rules took effect on Monday (August 3), replacing a ban that KOMCA had applied since March 24, 2025. Source...

Ticketmaster acquires ticketing platform RED UTS in Uruguay entry
The acquisition folds RED UTS into a network the company says spans more than 35 markets. Source...

The false premise that’s killing independent music
The following MBW op/ed comes from Daniel J. Carucci, MD, MSc, PhD, the Founder and CEO of Tipify Source...

Reservoir generated $41.5M in calendar Q2, up 12% YoY, with recorded music revenues up 35%
Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2026 – the company's fiscal Q1 2027 (calendar Q2 2026). Source...

Court declines to dismiss independent artists’ copyright class action against Udio – but moves the case from Illinois to New York
A federal judge has declined to dismiss the copyright class action brought against AI music generator Udio Source...

Saregama, India’s oldest label, is using AI to make music videos for songs whose visuals it never owned – and refresh its catalog for Gen Z
Saregama's Managing Director was speaking on the firm's Q2 2026 earnings call Source...

What if AI’s biggest impact on music isn’t just what gets made, but what gets wanted?
MBW columnist Sammy Andrews asks: outside of ownership, is the unspoken AI battle in music the difference between distribution and desire? Source...

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