Universal Music Group will sell half of its equity stake in Spotify and use the proceeds to help fund an expanded share ...

Credit: Jack Davison/UMG press Top sellers for the quarter included BTS, Olivia Dean (pictured), Taylor Swift, the KPop Demon ...

The Q1 result marks a step-change from 2025, when HYBE posted record annual revenues of $1.86 billion but saw operating ...

The hires span marketing, finance, retail, and strategy, all reporting to Tom Greene, who took on the role in September 2025.

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Music executive Irving Azoff has been working with Apollo Global Management on proposals to merge the two companies, ...

Fund 4 has already invested $700 million across more than 65 single-artist catalogs, including The Notorious B.I.G., Village ...

AI was a recurring theme on Spotify’s Q1 2026 earnings call on Tuesday (April 28). The company’s leadership team was grilled ...

The combined company will be owned approximately 67% by Bertelsmann, and 33% by affiliates of Great Mountain Partners, a long ...

MBW’s World Leaders series meets Taeho Park, who leads the NEXT ENTERTAINMENT BUSINESS (NEB) and Data Strategy Center units ...

The applications cover her recordings of “Hey, it’s Taylor” and “Hey, it’s Taylor Swift,” as well as an image showing her ...

The UK High Court has dismissed a lawsuit brought by the estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell (the bassist and drummer ...