Reservoir generated $45.4m in calendar Q3, up 12% YoY
Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended September 30, 2025 Source
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Live Nation revenue jumps 11% to record $8.5bn in Q3 on strong stadium activity, fan spending
The company hosted over 51 million fans globally in Q3, with stadium shows up 60% from the prior year. Source
Stability AI wins High Court copyright battle with Getty Images
Getty Images brought one of the first high-profile lawsuits against an AI company when it sued Stability AI in the UK – but now it has lost. The post is from Music Ally.
AIM chair delivers warning about tone of UMG/Downtown debate
UK indies body AIM held its AGM yesterday, and chair Ruth Barlow focused on the arguments about UMG’s Downtown Music acquisition. The post is from Music Ally.
Jody Gerson vows to ‘protect human songwriters’ in the age of AI, as UMPG boss accepts International Executive of the Year honor at MBW’s Music Business UK Awards
MBW's Music Business UK Awards took place in Covent Garden this evening (November 4), celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer Source
Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Udio, AI’s Potential Harm, & the Future of Music Marketing
Episode 274 of Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart's podcast Your Morning Coffee: Weekly News for the New Music Business is available now. The post Your Morning Coffee Podcast: Udio, AI’s Potential Harm, & the Future of Music Marketing appeared first on Hypebot.
The Volume of Canceled Gigs Grows Louder Than Ever
With Morrissey and Benson Boone's recent cancellations due to exhaustion and vocal strain respectively, a growing concern in the music industry around how much is too much... The post The Volume of Canceled Gigs Grows Louder Than Ever appeared first on Hypebot.
Live Nation and Ticketmaster Lawsuits: Tracking The Legal Battles
Live Nation and Ticketmaster are facing increased scrutiny and multiple lawsuits that could reshape concert ticketing and the entire live music industry in 2026. The post Live Nation and Ticketmaster Lawsuits: Tracking The Legal Battles appeared first on Hypebot.
Gary Gersh named Chairman of Bella Figura; company signs Sony Music Publishing deal in US push
The London-based independent creative music rights company will establish operations in Los Angeles. Source
Australia to force streaming services to invest in local content
Not music services, we should point out. Policy teams at Spotify and co can rest easy – for now – as this is about video-streaming DSPs. But there is a music angle to the Australian government’s announcement this morning, which we’ll explain. “Legislation to be introduced in Parliament will mandate streaming services with more than one million […] The post is from Music Ally.
TikTok’s 2025 awards include a ‘Breakthrough Artist’ category
With its future in the US possibly, almost, nearly, perhaps secured, TikTok has announced plans for a glitzy awards ceremony in Los Angeles this December. Called simply the TikTok Awards, the ceremony will take place at the Hollywood Palladium in front of an audience of creators, although naturally it will also be streamed on TikTok – as well […] The post is from Music Ally.
Dune raising £2m for platform where fans buy stakes in artists
We don’t get to write about complex but lushly-produced space opera films much, but… Oh wait, not THAT Dune. No, this Dune is a music/tech startup based in the UK, which is in the process of raising a £2m Series A funding round. It’s the latest startup hoping to persuade music fans to buy financial stakes in […] The post is from Music Ally.
South Korea update: Spotify x Naver, Bemyfriends x Dreamus
Naver is one of Asia’s biggest tech companies. Based in South Korea, its business ranges from search and news aggregation to video streaming and mobile payments, as well as being the original developer of social app Line. Now it is partnering with Spotify. Maeil Business Newspaper reported on the “strategic collaboration” that will link various Naver’s […] The post is from Music Ally.
GoDigital raises $230m and plans to rebrand Cinq Music
Music rightsholder and distributor Cinq Music’s parent firm GoDigital has raised a bumper funding round of $230m, focused on its GoDigital Music division. That’s the arm of the company that includes Cinq Music, but according to MBW the latter will soon be getting a rebrand including “a new name, which will be re-launched in the near future, […] The post is from Music Ally.
Women in Music’s UK chapter is relaunching: ‘Our focus is action’
Non-profit organisation Women in Music is relaunching its UK chapter, co-chaired by Sarah Wilson and Trina Smith. The post is from Music Ally.
Michael Jackson is the ‘highest paid dead celebrity’ of 2025
Just in time for Halloween last week, Forbes published its slightly-ghoulish rankings for the ‘highest paid dead celebrities’ of the year so far. Top of the list is Michael Jackson, with an estimated $105m of earnings for his estate this year courtesy of streaming royalties but also five productions of MJ: The Musical and a Las […] The post is from Music Ally.
Danish collecting society Koda sues Suno for unlicensed training
Udio may have struck a deal with Universal Music Group, but the major labels’ lawsuits against rival Suno remain active – and now the company has an extra legal action to deal with. Danish collecting society Koda is suing Suno, accusing it of training its models on copyrighted works without permission. “We are excited about what […] The post is from Music Ally.
10 Conferences That Should Be on Every Artist’s Calendar in Early 2026
This post collects information on top 10 music conferences for the first half of 2026 — and how and when to apply. The post 10 Conferences That Should Be on Every Artist’s Calendar in Early 2026 appeared first on Hypebot.
Spotify subscriber base grew by 5m to 281m in Q3; company posted $680m operating profit for the quarter
Company's latest financial results (for Q3 2025) were filed this morning (November 4) Source
Spotify Q3 2025 Earnings: 713M Users, 281M Subs, Rising Profits
Spotify reported its third quarter 2025 results this morning highlighting solid user growth, improving margins and a sharpened focus on long-term monetization. Key subscriber and revenue metrics met or beat analyst expectations. The post Spotify Q3 2025 Earnings: 713M Users, 281M Subs, Rising Profits appeared first on Hypebot.