January, 2025

Germany generated nearly 20bn streams per month on average in 2024
The world's fourth-largest recorded music market generated 236 billion streams in 2024 Source...

‘It’s a great time to be an independent music company – just ask investors.’
The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Chad Blackwell is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Dream Street Advisors Source...

Global audio streams jumped 14% in 2024 to 4.8 trillion – with pop music the fastest-growing genre in the US
Market research firm Luminate named Taylor Swift the top artist of 2024, as well as the top songwriter Source...

After raising $235m to acquire indie music rights, Duetti hires Netflix exec Sachin Premnath as General Counsel
Premnath advised Netflix on music-related aspects of film and TV deals, and ran international content acquisition for Sony Entertainment Network Source...

FireAid confirms official lineups for Intuit Dome and Kia Forum
The benefit concerts aim to raise funds for communities impacted by the Southern California wildfires Source...

Drake’s deal is up for renegotiation in 2025, and other revelations from his lawsuit against Universal Music
Drake alleges UMG knowingly damaged his reputation and endangered his life through Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Source...

ByteDance eyes $12B AI chip investment this year amid TikTok uncertainty (report)
As TikTok faces uncertainty and mounting pressure in the US, its parent company ByteDance plans an ambitious $12 billion investment in artificial intelligence Source...

Music AI raises $40m in Series A round, as its Moises platform hits 50m users
Music AI prides itself on 'ethical AI solutions strictly trained on fully licensed content' Source...

Sony Music Publishing launches in Thailand, with Tatchara Longprasert named General Manager for the market
Tatchara Longprasert previously held roles at Warner Music Thailand and SM Entertainment Source...

BMG promotes Johannes von Schwarzkopf to new C-suite role overseeing global strategy and ‘strategic M&A’
Exec appointed Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) and member of the Executive Board, effective January 1 Source...

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