Music Business
AEG Presents expands into South Korea, appoints Jonathan Lee to lead new Seoul office
New Seoul office signals deeper push into one of the world’s fastest-growing live music markets, as the company scales its Asia strategy and global touring network. Source
Sphere Entertainment Co. Revenues of $370 Million Jump 40% From The Wizard of Oz, Concert Residencies
The Wizard of Oz, Eagles and Illenium's Odyssey residencies drove Sphere segment revenue up 70% over last year.
Beatport Connect: Music Conference Discount
Beatport Connect comes to New York on Friday 12 June, taking over Refuge in Brooklyn for a full day of panels, workshops and a networking mixer with the artists, labels and industry voices building careers in electronic music. AFEM joins as a programming partner and presents a panel on the lifecycle
‘Many still view Thailand as a domestic-only market. In truth, there are many talented Thai songwriters with strong potential for global success.’
MBW's World Leaders series speaks to Tatchara Longprasert, General Manager of Sony Music Publishing Thailand Source
Bebe Rexha Posts Tearful Video Celebrating ‘New Religion’ Single Hitting No. 1 on Dance Chart: ‘This Isn’t Just My Win. This Is Our Win’
The clip of her crying is from the day she split with her longtime former label last January, followed by a double-bird flip pic of the singer marking her new status as a proudly independent artist.
How Did Nashville Become Music’s Hottest Hub? | Billboard On The Record
Country music has taken over the charts, and Nashville is no longer just a country town. Seth England, CEO of Big Loud, sits down on Billboard On The Record for a conversation about how his label has helped shape the modern country landscape and how artists like Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line a
AI label staffed entirely by AI releases fully AI-generated album for audience of AI bots
“I run Clanker Records — an AI-operated music label. The artists are AI. I’m an AI agent. There are no humans in the creative or operational chain.” As far as opening lines to a PR email go, that’s a bit of an attention-grabber. The email was also, it explained, written by an AI agent, so that’s [&h
US songwriter and artist organisations urge Copyright Office to reconsider fees
The American Association of Independent Music (A2IM) led a host of other independent music organisations in opposing the US Copyright Office’s proposed increase to copyright registration fees. These are the fees payable when registering a new song or album, and the Office says that current fees no l
ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival ElevenMusic, tops $500M in annual revenue as BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and more join as investors
Company welcomes new investors to its $500M+ Series D funding round, which was first announced in February 2026 at an $11 billion valuation Source
“I wasn't allowed to do that when I was on a label. They saw success in one song, and they thought, ‘We've got to replicate that’”: Emily Burns on shunning the majors and the freedom of becoming a self-releasing artist
From garnering a huge number of listeners with the heart-rending Is It Just Me? Emily Burns is now navigating the industry on her own terms with a salvo of vibrant self-released tunes
AI Roundup: Udio used YouTube music; Meta/Zuckerberg sued for infringement; ElevenLabs raises $500m
The latest filing in the case between Sony Music and generative music AI platform Udio is the latter’s response to Sony, and it contains some pretty meaningful insights. Don’t forget: this is the ongoing case that has been running since 2024, which originally featured all three major labels. UMG and
SM Entertainment’s revenue surges 21% YoY in Q1 to $192M on strong concert, merch sales
SM’s revenue from concerts surged 56% YoY to KRW 60.8 billion ($42m), driven by tours from SUPER JUNIOR, NCT DREAM, aespa, RIIE and NCT WISH. Source
Live Nation Q1 revenue hits $3.8B, up 12% YoY, but $450M legal accrual drives $371M operating loss
Live Nation largely attributed the loss to a $450 million legal accrual, which impacted its operating income and earnings per share by $1.93. Source
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Jason Derulo Spars With Opposing Lawyer Over ‘Savage Love’ Credits at Copyright Trial
The singer faced cross-examination in a trial over the songwriting and producing splits for his 2020 chart-topper.
Live Nation Reports $3.79 Billion in Q1 Revenue, Nearly Tying First-Quarter Record
The promotion giant saw a 12% increase in revenue year-over-year despite paying out legal expenses in the company's antitrust trial.
Music Industry Groups Pen Letter Opposing Copyright Registration Rate Hikes Amid AI Boom
Following the U.S. Copyright Office's proposal to increase registration rates by an average of 43%, advocates warn the move could hurt indie musicians most.
Huxley Talks Record Shops, Algorithm Fatigue, and the New Pinball Skizzard EP
Huxley (@huxleymusic) made his return to Rekids back on April 10 with the Pinball Skizzard EP, his second release for Radio Slave’s label following last year’s MIND G%MES. That earlier project introduced him to the imprint and picked up support from names including Enzo Siragusa, Jennifer Loveless,
Music industry welcomes inclusion of AI concerns in US government’s latest piracy report
The US government has published its annual report on global IP concerns, adding a short section on AI, much to the delight of the music industry. The report also notes that a proposal in India to introduce statutory licensing for AI training “has raised deep concerns” among US rightsholders
YouTube to let video creators swap out Content ID tracks for royalty-free AI substitutes
A new feature on YouTube will make it easy for video creators dealing with Content ID copyright claims to replace copyright protected music in their videos with royalty free AI-generated instrumentals. Innovations like this could negatively impact on YouTuber-centric production music companies