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Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater

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Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater

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Rostrum Pacific, the parent company of indie label Rostrum Records, has secured direct licensing agreements with Spotify...

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Elon Musk’s X sues music publishers, alleges industry ‘collusion’

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Elon Musk’s X sues music publishers, alleges industry ‘collusion’

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Elon Musk’s X Corp has filed an antitrust lawsuit against dozens of music publishers – plus the...

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Ticketmaster faces lawsuit over alleged website tracking and ‘surveillance’ tools

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Ticketmaster faces lawsuit over alleged website tracking and ‘surveillance’ tools

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A new class action lawsuit has been filed against Ticketmaster alleging its website deploys unauthorized surveillance tools...

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Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’

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Sir Lucian Grainge talks AI music, superfans in 2026 memo, taking swipe at firms ‘validating business models that fail to respect artists’ work’

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Universal Music Group Chairman and CEO Sir Lucian Grainge has issued a stark warning about “irresponsible business...

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Ethiopia Habtemariam appointed President of Music at HYBE America

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Ethiopia Habtemariam appointed President of Music at HYBE America

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HYBE America has appointed veteran music exec Ethiopia Habtemariam as its new President of Music. Habtemariam, known...

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As Spotify lowers monetization threshold for podcasters, should it increase payout barrier for music artists?

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As Spotify lowers monetization threshold for podcasters, should it increase payout barrier for music artists?

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Is Spotify spreading its royalty pool across too many artists? One music industry strategist thinks so, arguing...

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From Salt-N-Pepa’s dismissed UMG case to UK music streaming subscription revenues’ 3.2% growth… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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From Salt-N-Pepa’s dismissed UMG case to UK music streaming subscription revenues’ 3.2% growth… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest...

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Salt-N-Pepa lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of master recordings dismissed

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Salt-N-Pepa lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of master recordings dismissed

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A US federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Grammy-winning rap duo Salt-N-Pepa against Universal Music...

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Troy Carter acquires catalog of influential Pop Art Records

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Troy Carter acquires catalog of influential Pop Art Records

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Music exec and talent manager Troy Carter has acquired the catalog of early hip-hop pioneer label Pop...

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Believe’s Chris Meehan on growing Sentric into a global platform, servicing indie songwriters, and why publishing once ‘felt like a dark art’

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Believe’s Chris Meehan on growing Sentric into a global platform, servicing indie songwriters, and why publishing once ‘felt like a dark art’

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MBW’s World Leaders is a regular series in which we turn the spotlight toward some of the...

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