Music Business
Warner Music Group Partners With Netflix For Artist Documentaries
The streaming giant will make documentary series and films exploring the label's roster of artists.
Entrapment, disgusting employees and saying no to Adele: Rapino testifies in Live Nation lawsuit
The Live Nation antitrust trial continues in New York, and yesterday boss man Michael Rapino took to the witness stand. He insisted that his company does not operate an unlawful monopoly, but admitted that a staff member’s Slack post calling ticket buyers “stupid” was “disgusting”
Ticket AG unveils new Backstage platform, rebrands, and expands to Austria
Ticket AG has rebranded, unveiled its new Backstage platform, and opened an office in Austria. Founded in 2023, the company offers an all-in-one SaaS solution covering ticket sales, event management and marketing.
RM of BTS ankes injury ahead of comeback concert
"We ask for your kind understanding regarding this matter," label BigHit wrote.
RM of BTS Suffers Ankle Injury Ahead of Comeback Concert, Performance Will Be ‘Partially Limited’
"We ask for your kind understanding regarding this matter," label BigHit wrote.
American man pleads guilty to multi-million dollar streaming fraud, faces five years in jail
The American man who was arrested in 2024 for running a multi-million dollar streaming fraud operation has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. He made thousands of tracks that got billions of artificial streams, generating millions in royalties. He now faces up to five years in jail
Hopeless Records boss: Streaming ‘fails the middle class of musicians’
Independent label Hopeless Records was a founder member of indie think-tank ORCA, and now its president Louis Posen has taken to its Substack to argue that music-streaming “saved the industry but stifled the artist”. “By shifting the metric of value from the album or song to the time spent listening
Michael Smith pleads guilty in $10m streaming-fraud case
It’s now 18 months since US music producer Michael Smith was arrested and charged with multiple felonies relating to a streaming-fraud scheme. He was accused of uploading hundreds of thousands of tracks to DSPs and using bots to inflate their streams to the tune of more than $10m in royalties. Now,
R-TRYBE is nurturing the next generation of house music stars
R-TRYBE’s RETREAT 001 is the first release connected to the R-TRYBE Retreats, a Various Artists compilation that sets the tone for the wider project. R-TRYBE operates as both a label and creative platform founded by Huxley, Ramin Rezaie and BAKKIS. Built around a music-first philosophy, the project
AI Copyright Protection Stays Intact in Music Industry
Consultation found only 3% supported government plans
AI-music roundup: ElevenLabs Marketplace, Flowtonik, Reply contest
There’s a cluster of stories today around the topic of… we’ll call it AI music-making. People who are using GenAI models to make music at a more serious level, with the ambition of earning an income – a non-fraudulent one! – from their work. We’ll start with ElevenLabs, which launched its Eleven Mus
As recorded music revenues hit $31.7B globally, IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley explains the opportunities – and the threats – ahead
The global music industry just crossed a symbolic threshold. Worldwide recorded music revenues reached USD $31.7 billion in 2025, surpassing $30 billion for the first time and marking the industry’s eleventh consecutive year of growth. That figure, revealed within the IFPI’s Global Music Report 2026
Member Feature: Unison
In this Member Feature, we speak with David Serras Pereira, Licensing and International Manager at Unison about how they've built an independent, multi-territorial publishing rights management platform designed for the realities of a digital-first music landscape. The post Member Feature: Unison app
Beatskip Music Group Featured by AFEM
In this edition, we’re featuring Beatskip Music Group, founded by Linus Christiansson, a multi-imprint platform built on strong identity and hands-on execution across label concepts, branding, visual
LinkedIn Live to Explore Electronic Music Industry and Net Zero Goals
The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?
Member Feature: Beatskip Music Group Spotlighted by AFEM
In this edition, we’re featuring Beatskip Music Group, founded by Linus Christiansson, a multi-imprint platform built on strong identity and hands-on execution across label concepts, branding, visual
AFEM Addresses Sexual Harassment in Electronic Music Industry
We call for clear accountability, active support, and safer structures so that our culture lives up to the values our music represents.
Electronic Music Industry & Net Zero
The language of sustainability is now firmly embedded in conversations across the music industry, but what do these terms actually mean in practice?
Beatskip Music Group Feature
In this edition, we’re featuring Beatskip Music Group, founded by Linus Christiansson, a multi-imprint platform built on strong identity and hands-on execution across label concepts, branding, visual
BTS Drops "Swim" Music Video to Celebrate ARIRANG Release
To celebrate the release of ARIRANG, Hybe Labels drops the official music video for album cut “Swim.”