Music Industry
ElevenLabs launches ElevenMusic as ‘not just a listening app’
AI firm ElevenLabs’ march into music has been swift. Last August it announced licensing deals with Kobalt and Merlin as well as plans to launch a service called ‘ElevenMusic’. One $500m funding round and an AI-music album featuring Liza Minnelli and Art Garfunkel later, the official launch of Eleven
Primary Wave’s latest fund to buy music rights reaches $2.23bn
Remember the flurry of speculation that the catalogue-sales boom was about to pop – or at least deflate? A series of announcements this year on big raises for catalogue buyers suggests otherwise. Primary Wave Music made the latest headlines, announcing yesterday that it has closed its ‘Music IP Fund
Hybe reports biggest-ever first quarter with revenues up 39.5%
South Korean music firm Hybe enjoyed a bumper Q1 this year, and no prizes for guessing one of the prime drivers of its growth: BTS. Hybe reported revenues of KRW 698.3bn ($471.2m at current exchange rates) for the first quarter. That’s a record Q1 for the company, with the revenues up 39.5% year-on-
PRS for Music Announces Royalty Collection Totaled $1.67 Billion in 2025
The U.K. collection society has shared their 2025 financial report.
Where The Shadow Ends Is Building Organic House Through Careful Curation
Where The Shadow Ends caught my ear because it feels curated in a way that a lot of modern label catalogs simply do not. The releases sit in that organic, progressive house lane, but the real throughline is Riccardo Pierini’s taste: patient arrangements, emotional intent, and records that feel selec
The UK’s PRS for Music paid out $1.41B to songwriters, composers and publishers in 2025
Royalty collections at UK collection society grew 7.7% YoY to $1.63B Source
Dirty Hit opens first continental European office in Berlin, led by EU Label Manager Noura Labbani
Labbani will lead Dirty Hit's European operations for its full roster Source
UMG revenues up 8.1% as it prepares to sell 50% of Spotify stake
One of the big questions around Universal Music Group’s quarterly financials announcement yesterday was whether it would provide an update on the $63.5bn acquisition bid for the company made by hedge-fund Pershing Square. The question was dispatched crisply by chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge wit
Hybe India shares venues for Guwahati and Mumbai auditions and pop-ups
Five-star hotels and malls are turning out to be the preferred venues where Hybe will conduct its hunt for talent to form an Indian girl group. The Guwahati and Mumbai […] The post is from Music Ally.
Production Library and Commercial Catalogue Lead // Ninja Tune (London hybrid)
Ninja Tune is seeking an experienced and creatively driven Head of Sync Catalogue to lead the development of its production music and commercial catalogue strategy within the Ninja Tune Production Music catalogue and Commercial sync roster.
Tips Music registers 21% revenue growth in FY2026
Publicly-listed Indian legacy label Tips Music has revealed its results for FY2026. Revenue from operations grew 21% year-on-year—down from the 29% increase from FY2024 to FY2025—to Rs375.5 crore (approx. $39.6m), […] The post is from Music Ally.
"Was not limited to any particular methods for the delivery of music": London High Court throws out Hendrix royalties lawsuit from estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell
Relatives argued they were owed streaming revenue
Garde Records: Building Momentum Across the Global Electronic Landscape
Garde Records has established itself as one of the key labels within the Baltic region. From its origins in 2012 to affirming itself as a digital record label in 2020, it has evolved alongside the ever-changing landscape of Electronic Music, continuing to champion powerful sounds and forward-thinkin
Believe Launches Label & Artist Solutions Activities In U.S.
Thomas Maxwell will lead the new activities as vice president US, Label & Artist Solutions (LAS).
11 Best Moments From 2026 Billboard Women in Music
From our Women of the Year -- HUNTR/X's EJAE, AUDREY NUNA & REI AMI -- and beyond, these were our favorite moments.
Owen Kiernan on Cutting Through Digital Noise for Artists and Labels
The next instalment of our Members Voices series is live. Owen Kiernan, Head of Digital at Cr2 Records, on how artists and labels can cut through the noise of more than 120,000 tracks added to DSPs ev
Teyana Taylor on Visionary Award and Directorial Debut
Teyana Taylor caught up with Drew Afualo & Billboard’s Lyndsey Havens on the red carpet at the Billboard Women in Music 2026.
EJAE, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami Discuss Performing "Golden" with KATSEYE
The singing voices of HUNTR/X from the ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ EJAE, Audrey Nuna & Rei Ami, caught up with Drew Afualo & Billboard’s Lyndsey Havens on the red carpet at the Billboard Women in Music 2026
BINI at Billboard Women In Music 2026
BINI caught up with Drew Afualo & Billboard’s Lyndsey Havens on the red carpet at the Billboard Women in Music 2026.
Sleater-Kinney and Liz Phair Unite for Co-Headlining Tour
The Flannel and the Fury tour nods to “the female-fronted bands who staked their claim to center stage in a male-dominated music industry,” says Phair