Music Business
Live Nation Reports Increased Q2 Revenue and Fan Attendance
Live Nation's Concerts division drew 49 million fans in Q2 Source
AFEM Endorses Industry Statement on AI Music Deals and Artist Consent
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
Universal Studios to launch two Ozzy Osbourne haunted houses in move to “grow his licensing program around the world”
“Ozzy never stopped pushing boundaries, and he loved anything that gave fans a new way to experience his music and the worlds he created,” said Sharon and Jack Osbourne The post Universal Studios to launch two Ozzy Osbourne haunted houses in move to “grow his licensing program around the world” appe
Three data-driven takeaways for artist YouTube growth in 2026
Social media management platform Metricool has just published a new report, revealing crucial data around how to better grow on YouTube. The good news for developing artists first: if their YouTube channel sits between 2k – 10k subscribers, it’s one of the channels with the highest likelihood of gr
Live Nation generated $7.7B in Q2 revenue, up 9% YoY, driven by a 10% rise in fan attendance
Live Nation's Concerts division drew 49 million fans in Q2 Source
Live Nation revenue up 9% amid ‘highest 2Q concerts attendance’
Welcome to Q2 financials season, including Live Nation’s latest chance to rebut concerns about ‘Blue Dot Fever’ in the live-music market.
Apple Music set another quarterly-revenue record in Q2 2026
Apple’s latest financial results, for the second quarter of 2026 – its fiscal Q3 – revealed the latest growth for its Services division, including Apple Music.
RBX sues Spotify over alleged fraud
Rapper RBX is having another go at suing Spotify over allegations it turns a blind eye to streaming fraud when it benefits superstar artists like Drake. His original lawsuit was dismissed but he has f
Suno faces lawsuits over data breach
Following the recent media reports that data connected to 55.3 million Suno users was accessed by hackers last November, two class action lawsuits have now been filed against the AI company over its f
Record labels propose AI music chart rules
The major labels and an assortment of indies have proposed a set of rules for when AI-generated recordings should be eligible for the music charts. They say only AI-assisted tracks should be allowed t
AFEM endorses call for artist consent in AI music deals
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
“He wrote it in a completely different way simply because of his eyesight problem. He can’t read lyrics if they’re on the piano”: Bernie Taupin on Elton John’s new approach to songwriting on his next album, and why they'll never sell their publishing
Lyricist has a solo record out in October
“Paul hits this chord and I turn to him and say, ‘That’s it!’ I said, ‘Do that again!’”: How The Beatles made the single that changed everything
It was the winning Beatle song that finally unlocked the fabled American market. Life - for both band and fans - would never be the same again…
AFEM endorses call for AI music deal consent
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
Suno loses copyright infringement lawsuit brought by GEMA in Germany
AI music generator Suno has lost the copyright infringement lawsuit brought by German collecting society GEMA. The collecting society alleged that Suno used, stored and reproduced copyrighted music to train its AI tool without a license or payment to the rightsholders. Reuters reported on Friday mor
Sony generated $3.12B from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2 2026, up 12.7% YoY
Michael Jackson's Thriller album was Sony's biggest-selling artist project around the world in calendar Q2 2026, boosted by the Michael biopic movie Source
German collecting society GEMA wins its copyright-infringement lawsuit against Suno
GEMA has won its copyright-infringement lawsuit against Suno, with a Munich Regional Court ruling in its favour this morning.
Record Labels Propose AI Chart Eligibility Rules
The major labels and an assortment of indies have proposed a set of rules for when AI-generated recordings should be eligible for the music charts. They say only AI-assisted tracks should be allowed t
AFEM Joins Call for Artist Consent in AI Music Deals
AFEM has signed the EMMA-led joint industry statement calling for artists and songwriters to retain meaningful consent, control, transparency and fair compensation in AI music deals.
RBX re-files lawsuit against Spotify over alleged fraud
Rapper RBX is having another go at suing Spotify over allegations it turns a blind eye to streaming fraud when it benefits superstar artists like Drake. His original lawsuit was dismissed but he has f