February, 2025

Three Six Zero Recordings inks global distribution deal with Warner’s ADA
Deal will cover global distribution for all new releases from the label’s roster Source...

Damon Albarn, Kate Bush among 1,000+ artists to release silent album protesting UK’s AI copyright plans
Track list spells out “The British government must not legalize music theft to benefit AI companies.” Source...

NetEase Cloud Music partners with Starship Entertainment to boost K-pop access in China
NetEase revealed that its platform now hosts 206 million monthly active users, showing minimal growth from the 205.9 million reported for 2023 Source...

Universal Music adopts ISNI system, assigning ID numbers to songwriters and artists
An ISNI functions as a ‘digital passport’ for every contributor involved in the making of a piece of music Source...

UMG artist Jacky Cheung sets new record in China with 1,000th concert milestone
Executives from Universal Music Greater China presented Cheung with a gift honoring his four-decade career in the music industry Source...

Ex-SM Entertainment CEO’s TITAN CONTENT partners with IMPERIAL Music to launch new girl group AtHeart
The move comes amid a trend of K-pop companies partnering with international entertainment firms to expand the K-pop talent search model worldwide Source...

Catch Point Rights Partners promotes Annie DeConto to Director of Business Development
Catch Point sold a catalog in November, but retained ownership of a valuable portfolio of rights Source...

Kobalt estimates $1bn+ in publishing royalties go uncollected each year. Its new platform, KOSIGN, helps indie songwriters collect their share.
Kobalt claims that it can offer a "frictionless alternative to traditional publishing deals" Source...

Breakr, backed by Live Nation Urban, says it’s ‘revolutionizing the creator economy’ – starting with getting creators paid faster.
Breakr has secured a strategic minority investment from Live Nation Urban Source...

HYBE revenue soared to an all time high of $1.65bn in 2024, but operating profit dropped 37.5% YoY
The company has announced plans to roll out a new group through its Latin America division Source...

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