‘I would rather have 1% of a hit record than 100% of a record that wasn’t.’
Tyler Brown, founder of London-based Funfair, on hits, loyalty, and why songwriters should be taking a share of master income Source
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Suno is ‘far beyond’ 2m subscribers and $300m in revenue, says Mikey Shulman – who argues it’s ‘good’ that AI music has no ‘firm rules of the road’ yet
Shulman also set out what WMG and BMG get from their deals, and who should be setting AI's rules. Source
5 min readAn $8M streaming fraud, two plays a day. Here’s the pro-rata math behind the bot scheme – and the rule change that would have killed it.
Ahead of Tuesday's sentencing in the first US criminal streaming fraud case, MBW breaks down the pro-rata arithmetic behind Michael Smith's bot scheme. Source
5 min readYusim Aladro promoted to General Manager at Warner Music Mexico
She reports to Tomas Rodríguez, President of Warner Music Mexico and Música Mexicana. Source
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The Neu Bulletin (Madra Salach, PISS, Pollyfromthedirt and more!)
DIY’s essential guide to the best new music.
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DIY’s pocket guide to Twisterella 2026
As the Northern new music haven returns, we guide you through one of myriad wonderful ways to spend the big day in Boro.
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Dani Offline tries her hand at the game of love with “ouch!”
Taken from the Alabama-born artist's debut record, Lover’s Discourse, Dani Offline's “ouch!” is a tongue-in-cheek dissection of 21st century love and the pitfalls that come with it.
5 min readLess than three months after exiting Kobalt, Willard Ahdritz officially launches Ahdritz Capital Partners
Ex-Lazard banker Stephen Langer and former SSE Ventures CEO Isabel Keulen join the Kobalt founder's new firm. Source
5 min readElevenLabs valuation doubles to $22B – four times that of AI music rival Suno
ElevenLabs completed a USD $300 million employee tender offer at a valuation of $22 billion. Source
5 min readFrank Briegmann promoted to Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada & Deutsche Grammophon
The appointment expands the remit of Briegmann, who will continue to report to Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Group. Source
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Bloc Party: Moment Of Truth
By staying true to the band’s ethos of forward movement, Kele Okereke has finally found his true voice on Bloc Party’s unflinchingly honest seventh album.
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