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UMG’s share price closes up 7.9% – adding around $2.5B in value – after Q3 subscription growth beats forecasts
At its peak today, the rally added around USD $4.8 billion (EUR €4.3bn) to UMG's market capitalization. Source
How Turnstile Pulled Off Its Massive Washington Monument Benefit Show: ‘It Took a Village’
“This show felt like a culmination of everything the band has been working toward,” says manager James Vitalo.
Virgin Music Group Partners with AFEM
Virgin Music Group has joined the Association for Electronic Music as a partner. The group also includes FUGA, already an AFEM member, and Downtown. Daniel Bisbing, Vice President, Commercial Marketin
AFEM Announces 2026 Executive Board Election Results
Following our Annual General Meeting, held during ADE 2026, we're delighted to announce the results of the AFEM Executive Board election.
Ministry of Sound's Iconic Sound System for Sale
The six-stack Martin Audio rig has been used in the club's main room since 2010
DIIV Announces 2027 World Tour and New Single
The band will bring their new A. G. Cook-produced album ‘ZIRP!’ to the UK and Ireland next June
Harry Styles Announces 2026 Tour
Styles is back and ready to boogie with fans in support of his latest album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.
Swedish House Mafia nearly abandoned ‘Don’t You Worry Child’ after record label doubts
Axwell made the revelation about the track in a new interview, adding that the trio pushed for its release
Stream On This Week: Dexter Returns, Crypto Explained, and Mourning Patrick Stewart with Laughter
Here are the best movies and TV shows to stream the weekend of October 30th. Stream On This Week: Dexter Returns, Crypto Explained, and Mourning Patrick Stewart with Laughter Liz Shannon Miller
From Universal Music’s $3.90bn quarter to Spotify’s AI remix gamble… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source
DIIV share hook-laden single ‘Dare Me’ and announce massive 2027 world tour
The band will bring their new A. G. Cook-produced album ‘ZIRP!’ to the UK and Ireland next June
New book, How Music Can Save The World, explores how music can drive social change
Written by author and speaker Shain Shapiro, the book tells stories of music’s power from across the world
Watch Robyn cover Tinashe’s ‘Popstar’ in the BBC Live Lounge
Her version also featured Teddybears’ 2000 single ‘Punkrocker’
Spotify aiming to get AI remix product live in early 2027, even though it remains unclear if artists and fans are all that interested in it
Spotify is reportedly hoping to launch its much hyped AI remix tool early next year. It’s not really clear that music creators or fans are all that excited about the proposition, though Universal says conversations with artists about opting into the the AI gimmick are actually going “extremely well”
DIIV Talks Revolution, ‘The Spirit of Rebuilding’ and the ‘Cowardice’ of Artists Who Refuse to Speak Out
After losing his home in the Los Angeles fires, frontman Zachary Cole Smith teamed up with A.G. Cook for the band's kinetic album ZIRP!
"A once-in-a-lifetime piece of dancefloor history": Ministry of Sound's award-winning sound system is up for sale
The six-stack Martin Audio rig has been used in the club's main room since 2010
Lily Allen Dressed as an Empty Ticketmaster Map for Halloween
After scaling down her summer tour, Allen dressed up as every pop star’s nightmare: a pox of unsold tickets
UK Music Industry Discusses AI's Future Role
As we find ourselves “in the first five minutes of the next industrial revolution”, industry leaders and politicians met at Manchester’s Beyond The Music to lay out what we need for music to survive a
Wunderhorse Guitarist Harry Fowler Releases Solo Album
The solo record is made up of songs Fowler has accumulated since his teenage years
Viral Star Wars Character Inspires Memes
The grumpy talking space dog from ‘Star Wars: Galactic Racer’ has taken over the internet