Music Business
AFEM and DDEX Address Music Rights Infrastructure Challenges
A simple question, "why can't this just work?", sparked one of AFEM's most popular member roundtables and an industry report on the friction across music data, rights and royalties. On 2 July, AFEM an
AFEM Joins Call for Artist Control 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.
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.
Member Feature: TicketSwap
Our latest Member Feature is now live, featuring Aron Farkas, International Growth Manager at TicketSwap: Europe’s leading ethical secondary ticketing marketplace, bringing fans and experiences togeth
Sphere Entertainment Revenue Rises 11% in Q2 on ‘Wizard of Oz’ Success
Some 220 showings of Oz helped Sphere Experience-related revenue grow by nearly $54 million over the second quarter last year.
Sphere Entertainment Revenue Rises 11% in Q2 on ‘Wizard of Oz’ Success
Some 220 showings of Oz helped Sphere Experience-related revenue grow by nearly $54 million over the second quarter last year.
Live Nation's Q2 Revenue
The concert giant reported a record $7.7 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, with 90 million tickets sold through Ticketmaster in the period.
Universal Music Group Reports 5.3% Revenue Increase
Releases by Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan boosted its performance, though overall net profitability was impacted by Downtown acquisition-related costs.
Universal Music Group Sees Healthy Revenue Gain of 5.3% to $7.2B in First Half of 2026
Releases by Olivia Rodrigo and Noah Kahan boosted its performance, though overall net profitability was impacted by Downtown acquisition-related costs.
Live Nation Reports Record Revenue in Q2 Despite World Cup Interruptions
The concert giant reported a record $7.7 billion in revenue for the second quarter of 2026, with 90 million tickets sold through Ticketmaster in the period.
AFEM Supports EMMA's Call for AI Music 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.
Congress Investigates StubHub CEO's Ticket Touting Business
The revelation that StubHub boss Eric Baker is also MD of a company involved in industrial-level ticket touting on the StubHub platform has already resulted in a lawsuit in the US courts and is now th
Indian Judge Rules AI Training Lawful Under Copyright Exception
A judge in India has ruled that Open AI was fine to use content owned by news agency ANI when training ChatGPT, because AI training is covered by a ‘research’ exception in Indian copyright law. Althou
Live Nation Disputes Antitrust Deal Information Demand
The US states that successfully pursued an antitrust lawsuit against Live Nation want the judge to force more information to be shared about the live giant’s deal to settle the US Department Of Justic
Ariana Grande Files Lawsuit to Identify Music Leakers
Ariana Grande is very annoyed that anonymous hackers keep hacking into the devices and accounts of photographers and producers she works with and then leaking pre-release music and other content. So m
Billboard’s Music Industry Events Calendar
A complete rundown of the most important events across the music business.
AFEM, YOYAKU, SACEM, CLIP: Understanding the Life of an Electronic Music Release
Designed for artists, labels and music professionals, the session will trace the full lifecycle of an electronic music release.
Universal Music Group generated $3.83bn in Q2, up 13.3% YoY – driven by Noah Kahan, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, and Olivia Dean
Universal Music Group generated revenues of EUR €3.294 billion (USD $3.83bn) across all of its divisions (including recorded music, publishing, and more) in Q2 (the three months ending June 30, 2026). That’s according to UMG‘s fresh set of quarterly results, published today (July 30). They reveal th
Universal Music Group generated $3.83B in Q2, up 13.3% YoY – driven by Noah Kahan, BTS, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, and Olivia Dean
UMG published its fresh set of quarterly results on July 30 Source
Hilary Gleason Featured on Billboard’s 40 Under 40 List
Backline co-founder/executive director Hilary Gleason leads Billboard’s annual celebration of the young executives leading the music industry’s next generation.