Music Business Worldwide https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com News, jobs and analysis for the global music industry Thu, 30 Apr 2026 19:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw ‘largest quarterly increase’ in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform’s quarterly ad revenues rose to $9.88B https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-music-and-premium-saw-largest-quarterly-increase-in-non-trial-subscribers-since-2018-launch-says-alphabet-ceo-as-platforms-ad-revenues-rose-to-9-88b/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/youtube-music-and-premium-saw-largest-quarterly-increase-in-non-trial-subscribers-since-2018-launch-says-alphabet-ceo-as-platforms-ad-revenues-rose-to-9-88b/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 18:06:48 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256223 Source

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Tech startup Nebula partners with Ghazi Shami’s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an ‘earn-before-you-stream’ music distro service https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tech-startup-nebula-partners-with-ghazi-shamis-supply-chain-to-launch-what-it-calls-an-earn-before-you-stream-music-distro-service/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tech-startup-nebula-partners-with-ghazi-shamis-supply-chain-to-launch-what-it-calls-an-earn-before-you-stream-music-distro-service/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 17:34:30 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256217 Source

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Believe and TuneCore are blocking distribution of Generative AI tracks made on ‘pirate studios’ like Suno – while inking new partnerships with ElevenLabs and Udio https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believe-and-tunecore-blocking-suno-elevenlabs-and-udio/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believe-and-tunecore-blocking-suno-elevenlabs-and-udio/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:54:48 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256146 Source

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Symphonic targets catalog acquisitions and indie artist financing deals with launch of Symphonic NEXT https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/symphonic-targets-catalog-acquisitions-and-indie-artist-financing-deals-with-launch-of-symphonic-next/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/symphonic-targets-catalog-acquisitions-and-indie-artist-financing-deals-with-launch-of-symphonic-next/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:24:13 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256207 Source

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India’s Times Music buys Punjabi record label Catrack Entertainment — in third acquisition since striking $100m JV with Primary Wave https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/indias-times-music-buys-punjabi-record-label-catrack-entertainment-in-third-acquisition-since-striking-100m-jv-with-primary-wave/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/indias-times-music-buys-punjabi-record-label-catrack-entertainment-in-third-acquisition-since-striking-100m-jv-with-primary-wave/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:29:58 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256238 Source

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Sorry, AI artists. Spotify’s not letting you become ‘verified’ on its platform. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sorry-ai-artists-spotifys-not-letting-you-become-verified-on-its-platform/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/sorry-ai-artists-spotifys-not-letting-you-become-verified-on-its-platform/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:53:42 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256231 Source

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The UK’s PRS for Music paid out $1.41B to songwriters, composers and publishers in 2025 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-uks-prs-for-music-paid-out-1-41b-to-songwriters-composers-and-publishers-in-2025/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-uks-prs-for-music-paid-out-1-41b-to-songwriters-composers-and-publishers-in-2025/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:45:38 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256229 Source

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Dirty Hit opens first continental European office in Berlin, led by EU Label Manager Noura Labbani https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dirty-hit-opens-first-continental-european-office-in-berlin-led-by-eu-label-manager-noura-labbani/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/dirty-hit-opens-first-continental-european-office-in-berlin-led-by-eu-label-manager-noura-labbani/#respond Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:33:37 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256213 Source

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UMG generated $3.39 billion in Q1, up 8.1% YoY – driven by BTS, Olivia Dean, Taylor Swift, and more https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-generated-3-39-billion-in-q1-up-8-1-yoy-driven-by-bts-olivia-dean-taylor-swift-and-more/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/universal-music-group-generated-3-39-billion-in-q1-up-8-1-yoy-driven-by-bts-olivia-dean-taylor-swift-and-more/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:54:44 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256151 Source

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3 Observations On… BMG x Concord https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/3-observations-on-bmg-x-concord/ https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/3-observations-on-bmg-x-concord/#respond Wed, 29 Apr 2026 17:24:58 +0000 https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/?p=256159 Source

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