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1 week ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
Universal Music Group‘s Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) is relaunching the Nashville-based Lost Highway Records label, tapping Robert Knotts and Jake Gear to lead the venture. Knotts and Gear were appointed Executive Vice Presidents and Co-Heads of Lost Highway to “lead the label into a new chapter,” according to a press release on Tuesday (April 15). The revitalized label will operate with full backing from Interscope while maintaining the artist-first philosophy, Interscope said.
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1 week ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
Amsterdam-based investment fund Pythagoras Music Fund has acquired the music rights catalog of veteran rock producer Kevin Shirley. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition includes publishing and producer royalties spanning Shirley’s multi-decade career working with rock icons including Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Rush, Journey, Joe Bonamassa, and Beth Hart.
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1 week ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
Spotify has implemented price increases for subscribers across Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The price hikes, first reported on by Billboard, come as the Swedish streaming giant continues to seek sustainable profit margins after reporting its first full year of operating profit in 2024. In the Netherlands and Luxembourg, an individual subscription now costs €12.99 (USD $14.81 at the current exchange rate), up 18% from €10.99.
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1 week ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
Africa-focused music streaming platform Mdundo.com reached 39.2 million monthly active users in March 2025 as it entered its first francophone market through a new partnership with MTN Cameroon. The company, listed on the NASDAQ First North exchange in Copenhagen, reported 14% YoY growth in its user base, from 34.5 million in March 2024, putting it on track to achieve its target of 40 million monthly active users by June 2025.
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1 week ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
Indian digital streaming platform Hungama Music will cease operations on Tuesday (April 15), dealing another blow to India’s music streaming landscape.
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2 weeks ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
Downtown Music has promoted Tom Allen to the permanent role of Chief Technology Officer and appointed Richard Leach as President of Curve and Downtown Royalties & Financial Services. Allen, who co-founded royalty accounting software Curve Royalty Systems in 2019, has been serving as Downtown’s interim CTO since April 2024, following the passing of previous technology chief Manan Vohra. Allen joined Downtown Music in 2023 when it acquired London-headquartered Curve.
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2 weeks ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
After raising $165 million in an investment round last year, valuing it at $1 billion, Create Music Group is continuing its acquisition spree, this time buying Berlin-headquartered independent music company !K7. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. The independent music company said the acquisition is aimed at preserving the legacy of !K7 founder Horst Weidenmüller, who passed away in February at the age of 60. Weidenmüller was a German music executive who founded !K7 in 1985 in Berlin.
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2 weeks ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
HYBE-owned ADOR on Wednesday (April 9) announced that it’s ramping up legal measures against online defamation and harassment targeting NewJeans. The statement comes amid an ongoing contract dispute between ADOR and the K-pop group. The agency issued a statement announcing expanded efforts to combat “malicious posts” across various platforms and social media channels including Naver, X, YouTube and more.
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2 weeks ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
UK-headquartered ticketing platform Skiddle has partnered with music streaming giant Spotify to integrate digital music consumption and live event attendance. The partnership, announced Wednesday (April 9), allows Spotify users to discover concerts, club nights and festivals featuring their preferred artists directly through artist profiles.
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2 weeks ago | 
musicbusinessworldwide.com | Mandy Dalugdug
Island Records has promoted Marshall Nolan to Executive Vice President, Head of Commercial Strategy, the Universal Music Group label announced Tuesday (April 8). The appointment comes after Nolan’s significant contributions to campaigns for Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter, Island Records said. Nolan joined Universal Music Group in 2022.
