Spotify is introducing a new verification badge for artist profiles.

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Royalty collections at UK collection society grew 7.7% YoY to $1.63B

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Labbani will lead Dirty Hit's European operations for its full roster

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Universal Music Group has published its Q1 2026 results for the three months ending March 31

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This article orginally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest ‘Tim’s Take’ email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.

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UMG will sell half of its equity stake in Spotify and use the proceeds to help fund an expanded share buyback program totaling EUR €1 billion (USD $1.17bn)

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HYBE's latest earnings filing was published on Wednesday, April 29

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Fund 4 has already invested $700 million across more than 65 single-artist catalogs, including The Notorious B.I.G., Village People, Neil Sedaka and more

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The hires span marketing, finance, retail, and strategy, all reporting to Tom Greene, who took on the role in September 2025.

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Bloomberg reported that the talks are still at an early stage and may not result in a deal

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