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Spotify Launches In-App Ticketing With SeatGeek at 15 Stadiums
The integration targets primary inventory for major tours, removing browser redirects to capture high-intent fan spending instantly.
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VMG Completes $775M Downtown Buyout as Founder Exits
New COO Pieter van Rijn takes the operational helm as EU regulators force the divestment of royalty platform Curve to clear the merger.
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Borchetta Buys Back Big Machine Brand as HYBE Profit Falls 73%
The Nashville mogul takes his trademarks independent while leaving Taylor Swift’s masters and a superstar roster with the K-pop giant.
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UMG Wins Approval for $775M Downtown Deal With Curve Divestment
Regulators greenlit the move only after the major label agreed to sell royalty tech provider Curve to an independent buyer.
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Warner And Bain Target Red Hot Chili Peppers With $1.65B War Chest
The major label's "Beethoven" venture secures $200 million in fresh equity to battle Sony for trophy rock assets in a new acquisition phase.
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Create Music Group Backs Nettwerk Buyout With $300M Injection
Founders Terry McBride and Mark Jowett will exit current private equity backers while migrating a 40-year catalog to Create’s data infrastructure.
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Create Music Group Finances AI Artist Roster in Multi-Million JV
The deal operationalizes synthetic performers like Billboard-charting Xania Monet as a scalable asset class for independent rights holders.
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Sony Acquires $200M in Bhasker and Antonoff Rights from Blackstone
The unbundling of the former Hipgnosis portfolio secures key credits on massive hits for Taylor Swift, Lorde, and Mark Ronson.
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DistroKid Targets $2B Sale in Major DIY Market Shift
Goldman Sachs and The Raine Group have been tapped to advise the distribution giant, which reportedly processes nearly 40% of all new music uploads.
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CJ ENM and JYP Tap Tencent for China Reentry With New JV
The trilateral "ONECEAD" alliance debuts boy group MODYSSEY to bypass import bans and localize K-pop IP for the Chinese market.
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Apple Music Unveils Bad Bunny Halftime Hub After Historic Grammy Win
The platform leverages exclusive Tainy mixes and feature integrations to capture momentum from the artist's 19.8 billion annual streams.
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Apple Bets $2B on "Silent" Audio Controls With Q.ai Acquisition
The move signals a post-voice future for AirPods where facial sensors and biometric data drive the next generation of music discovery.
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