Early in 2023, a K-Pop takeover battle was raging as South Korean firms Hybe and Kakao vied to acquire majority stakes in SM Entertainment.

Almost exactly five years ago, Downtown Music acquired African company Sheer Music Publishing. Now the latter is being ...

Speaking to European media at an event in Spotify’s headquarters in Stockholm, co-founder Daniel Ek has made his latest ...

Sir Nick Clegg is the former British politician who is now also a former Meta exec, having stepped down as its global policy ...

Earlier this month we reported on the firing of US Copyright Office register Shira Perlmutter. Now she is suing the Trump administration.

Spotify says that payouts for Australian artists’ music grew by 14% to over 300m AUD ($193.6m at current exchange rates) in 2024.

Short-term stays giant Airbnb has revealed its latest music initiative: a partnership with festivals brand Lollapalooza.

A new report from the Korea Music Copyright Association (Komca) has outlined the growth of South Korea’s digital music sector ...

Swedish music-tech startup Maia Universe has raised a €1m funding round, and one of the investors is songwriting and producing royalty.

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Like some kind of music-industry GeoGuessr game, it’s hard to know where Spotify will pop up next releasing local stats from Loud & Clear.

YouTube Music found itself in a spot of regulatory bother in South Korea last year, with regulator the FTC investigating it.