News India’s music publishing business held back by lack of copyright compliance, legal uncertainty (report)Music publishing revenues grew 2.5-fold in India in the past three years, but future growth will depend on addressing the country's copyright issues, EY says.
Analysis The EU’s AI act is a vital piece of legislation for the music industry – but what does it actually say?Rightsholders won a few battles, and lost some, in the EU's world-leading draft AI law
News Universal Music Group acquires Oriental Star Agencies’ catalog, expanding presence in South Asian musicUMG is among the most active global music companies when it comes to expansion into the South Asian music scene.
Analysis News Andreessen Horowitz’s thoughts on AI shows what the music industry will be up against in 2024The company's views place it squarely on the opposite side of the issue from much of the music industry
News Direct-to-fan platform Medallion raises $13.7m from investors including Metallica’s Black Squirrel PartnersThe platform has built digital communities for artists such as Jungle, Disclosure, Greta Van Fleet and Sigur Rós
News Daniel Fernandes promoted to General Manager, Brazil at BMG, as Jasmina Zammit moves to international role in Berlin'It’s time to have a local elevate the business to the next level,' says outgoing head of BMG in Brazil Jasmina Zammit
News BMG acquires recorded music catalog of iconic French pop singer and composer, Alain ChamfortThe music company expects to spend $400 million on music rights acquisitions in 2023.
Analysis News The number of Latin music listeners on Spotify worldwide soared 986% from 2014 to 2023Spotify reports steady double-digit growth in demand for Latin music over the past decade
News Luminate sticks to its guns over change in reporting that will impact physical music sales on Billboard chartsLuminate is planning to retire its weighted modeling system of measuring physical album sales by the end of the year.
News BMG acquires further stake in ‘99 Luftballons’ by German band NenaBMG has acquired singer Nena’s US recording copyright and ROW artist royalties, in addition to three band members’ artist shares
News The Orchard signs global distribution deal with Peso Pluma’s Double P RecordsThe deal expands The Orchard's involvement with Latin music, following its partnership with Rimas Entertainment in 2021
News Defunct Gimme Radio sells e-commerce assets to Mainfactor, hints at relaunch of streaming serviceThe sale comes 10 months after Gimme Radio announced it was shutting its streaming service
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide strikes global distribution deal with historical music label OmnivoreOmnivore specializes in historical releases and reissues, as well as previously unreleased vintage recordings.
News Armada’s $100m BEAT Music Fund strikes series of rights deals in the UK, including the entire catalog of Sola RecordsThe fund has set as its goal $500 million in music investments, including $100 million in its first two years.
News Universal Music Greater China appoints former Warner exec Ming Lu as VP of Artist Development and Entertainment StrategyMing Lu signed and developed a number of successful hip-hop acts at Warner Music