IFPI has published its new 'Global Music Report 2026' showing that global recorded music revenues grew by 6.4% YoY in 2025

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The agreement takes effect once Mars completes his existing arrangement with BMG/Warner Chappell.

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YouTube Shorts was already a powerhouse before AI showed up — but now it’s like giving everyone a tiny movie studio in their pocket.In the last 18 months, generative video, synthetic avatars, and AI editing blew the roof off: content gets made faster, weirder, and louder. It’s a proving ground (show off your best clip) […]

Tencent Music Entertainment's (TME) 'Super VIP' tier has just hit a major new milestone.

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HEY NOW Records landed East Tennessee singer-songwriter Kenny Chesney as its first signing.

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Universal Music India has entered into an exclusive partnership with Albuquerque Records

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Young, based in New York, continues to report to Boyd Muir, Chief Operating Officer of UMG

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Investors have put an initial $2.5 billion to the Treasury Department when the deal closed in January, the Wall Street Journal reported.

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Alibaba's live entertainment arm is making its first move into international ticketing, landing a primary ticketing role for a concert in Malaysia.

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Lyor Cohen, YouTube's Global Head of Music, has published his first letter to music industry partners of 2026

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