Music Business
BMAC Launches “Voices of Tomorrow” for America250, Calling on Artists to Shape the Nation’s Next Chapter
Apply now through April 30: US artists 18+ can submit original music for a shot at $10K, mentorship, and major industry access
Music Venue Trust Launches Campaign Against PRS Licensing Charges
The campaign focuses on the administration of performance rights fees collected by PRS For Music.
Former UMG Nashville chief Cindy Mabe launches Joan of Arc Music, strikes distribution deal with Warner Records Nashville
Joan of Arc Music operates across artist management, label services, publishing, TV/film production and philanthropy, with a distribution deal plugging into WMG's global network. Source
UK collection org PPL’s revenue grew 4.75% YoY to $415m in FY 2025; paid out $102m to performers & rightsholders in Q1 2026
In 2025, PPL paid royalties to more than 182,000 performers and recording rightsholders, including 16,000 who received payments for the first time. Source
Music Venue Trust Launches Campaign Challenging PRS Licensing Charges in U.K. Grassroots Sector
The campaign focuses on the administration of performance rights fees collected by PRS For Music.
Larry Mestel to receive City of Hope’s 2026 Spirit of Life Award
Founder & CEO of Primary Wave Music recognized for industry leadership and commitment to advancing cancer research through partnership Source
Music Law Highlights: Live Nation, Diddy, and Swift Lawsuit
In this week's Legal Beat, Live Nation jury deliberations, Diddy's appellate arguments, a "Showgirl" trademark lawsuit and much more.
PPL reveals that its collections grew 4.8% in 2025 to £315.3m
UK music-licensing company PPL has published its figures for 2025, revealing that its revenues grew by 4.8% to £315.3m last year – $426.7m at current exchange rates. What’s driving the growth? It’s very much about international collections, because they were up 16% to £94m last year. PPL noted that
Meet the Swiss distro company banking on agentic AI to power the ‘next generation’ of indie labels.
Dennis Hausammann was a rising rapper before setting out to build AI-powered tools for indie label founders. Source
Live Nation Verdict Watch, Diddy Appeal, Taylor Swift Lawsuit & More Top Music Law News
In this week's Legal Beat, Live Nation jury deliberations, Diddy's appellate arguments, a "Showgirl" trademark lawsuit and much more.
Canada’s SOCAN paid out USD $366m to rightsholders in 2025, warns AI is ‘placing mounting pressure’ on livelihoods
Canadian performing rights society SOCAN generated revenues of CAD $587.1 million ($420m) in 2025, up 5% compared with 2024. Source
BTS label BigHit Music asks US court to unmask X user who leaked ‘ARIRANG’ before release
The HYBE-owned label is targeting an X account that allegedly distributed unreleased songs and other album assets before ARIRANG dropped. Source
Ticketmaster launches app within ChatGPT, bringing event discovery to OpenAI’s chatbot
For Ticketmaster, the app enables discovery and paid marketing as OpenAI is also testing sponsored ad placements in ChatGPT. Source
India grew its paid music subscriptions by 37% to 14m in 2025
Could India’s long-anticipated surge in paid music subscriptions finally be underway? A new report from EY and the Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (Ficci) offers some encouragement to the music industry. It claims that audio subscriptions generated more than ₹10bn for the first
Techno Production Secrets Compiled
We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more
Techno Production Secrets Revealed
We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more
Techno Production Secrets Revealed
We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more
Techno Production Strategies
We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more
BTS Leaker Targeted by HYBE in U.S. Court Filing
A U.S. court petition seeks to identify an anonymous social media leaker for copyright litigation in South Korea.
BTS’ ‘ARIRANG’ Was Leaked on X Before Release. Now, HYBE Wants to Unmask and Sue the Culprit
A U.S. court petition seeks to identify an anonymous social media leaker for copyright litigation in South Korea.