December, 2025

‘You need to leave your safeguards and walk into the fire.’
MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series meets legendary composer A.R. Rahman Source...

PPL’s royalty distributions jump 19.9% to $72.8M in final quarter of 2025
The recorded music royalties collection society says it's seeing strong collections coming from abroad Source...

UMG and Roblox strike deal to expand commercial opportunities for artists on the gaming platform – including merch sales via Shopify
Deal includes the integration of commercial features designed to 'drive increased engagement and revenue for artists and labels' Source...

Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2026: LaBlackie, ROA, Luz Gaggi, RNBOI
The last four new names from Vevo’s annual DSCVR Artists to Watch list Source...

Programmatic Buying Explained: A Complete Guide for 2026
In the fast-changing world of digital marketing, “programmatic buying explained” has gone from being a buzzword to the most important part of online advertising. You have seen automation in action...

Bandcamp Fridays hit $154m in payouts since 2020, with $19m paid in 2025 alone
The latest figure represents a $31 million increase from the $123 million Bandcamp reported in May 2024. Source...

PRS for Music and IPRS strike licensing deal for Apple Fitness+ India launch
IPRS will license the service in India while PRS for Music will handle processing, matching reported music usage with registered works and distributing royalties. Source...

TikTok signs deal with Oracle consortium for US business
The ByteDance-owned platform has signed a joint venture agreement with Oracle, Silver Lake and Abu Dhabi's MGX that is set to finalize on December 22. Source...

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