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Quavo & Offset Heat Up Migos Reunion Rumors With Return to Instagram

Huncho and Set returned to the studio together for the first time in years over the weekend.

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TME Chart Unveils 30 Under 30 Young Singers, Highlighting a New Generation of Chinese Music Talent

Lars Huang, Yu Zi and Zhicheng Mu ranked No. 1 in the Core Group, Pioneer Group and Rising Star Group, respectively.

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mgk & Fred Durst’s ‘Fix Ur Face’ Rules Hot Hard Rock Songs Chart

Durst previously topped the ranking as frontman of Limp Bizkit.

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Noah Kahan Swings Open ‘Doors’ to No. 1 on Hot Rock & Alternative Songs Chart

Parent album The Great Divide also starts at No. 1 on Top Rock & Alternative Albums.

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Longtime Atlantic A&R Cody Verdecias Launches Deep Love Recordings as a Place to ‘Re-establish’ Alternative Music

Focused on the next era of alternative music and its subcultures, the new label is a joint venture between Verdecias and Atlantic Music Group.

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Cécile Rap-Veber: ‘Culture Generates More Value in France Than the Automotive Industry’

175 years after SACEM’s founding, its CEO reflects on her own journey, the organization’s history, its adaptation to the streaming era and its entry into the age of AI.

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SACEM Collected $2 Billion in 2025, Fueled by International Growth

The collective management organization posts a 9% increase in revenues, driven by digital and international markets, as it marks its 175th anniversary.

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Michael Jackson Shatters His Best Streaming Week Total After Biopic Release, as Catalog Floods Charts

The late icon more than doubles his previous best total, as Thriller and “Billie Jean” lead his albums and songs' returns.

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🌅 Horizon Future Leaders - Elizabeth Perryman

Elizabeth Perryman spent a year studying law before realising it wasn’t what she wanted and completely changing direction. That kind of reset takes guts, and it led her to where she is now: Senior Sync Executive at Believe Music Publishing and Sentric

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“An inspiring ideas machine that trades technical theory for intuitive workflow”: Telepathic Instruments Orchid ORC-1 review

Is Telepathic Instruments Orchid, a chord-friendly portable synth, the perfect tool for studio inspiration and song-writing on the go?

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Sony in advanced talks to buy Blackstone’s Recognition Music for up to $4B, reports Bloomberg

The acquisition would be made through Sony's music rights-buying JV with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the news outlet reported Source

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SEVENTEEN’s JOSHUA Talks Solo Music, Signing With K-Pop Group Over Korean Seafood | Takes Us Out

JOSHUA from SEVENTEEN takes Billboard to a fish market in South Korea and shares insights into his journey from L.A. to Korea, his passion for acoustic and indie music, viral performances and the strong bond within SEVENTEEN. He opens up about future plans in music production, dream collaborations a

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SEVENTEEN’s JOSHUA Takes Us Out and Reveals How John Mayer Inspired Him, Love for Justin Bieber

The K-pop idol takes Bilboard to Seoul's Noryangjin Fisheries Wholesale Market.

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Savan Kotecha on Co-Writing Justin Bieber’s ‘Beauty and a Beat’ & What Its Post-Coachella Comeback Means: ‘My Kids Think It’s a New Song’

"I remember sending it to Max Martin, going, 'look at this!'" the hit songwriter-producer recalls of the 2012 pop hit currently topping Billboard's global charts.

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Big Loud CEO Talks the Changing Nashville Music Business, Building Creative Trust With Morgan Wallen

On Billboard On the Record, Big Loud's Seth England explains the rise of country music as pop, and why it's topping the charts now.

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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

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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.

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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

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Behind The Campaign: Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here

Pink Floyd’s ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here, turned 50 on 12 September 2025. In late 2024, in a deal estimated at $400 million, Sony Music acquired the band’s full catalogue, as well as their name and likeness – a deal which brought everything under one roof globally. Earlier in 2025, the ba

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‘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