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Jennie and Shubh among JioSaaavn’s India Superhits Awards winners buff.ly/au8ghua
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Jennie and Shubh among JioSaaavn’s India Superhits Awards winners
JioSaavn has revealed the winners of its India Superhits Awards for 2025, which are based on streams generated on the platform between 1 January and 31 December of the past […]
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February 13, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Grammy Winner Carvin Winans Reflects on His Solo Success and the Faith That Drives Him buff.ly/cxkdWIM
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Grammy Winner Carvin Winans Reflects on His Solo Success
Carvin Winans discusses his Billboard No. 1 gospel hit “God Still Working On Me” and how faith guides his new solo chapter.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Spotify says AI risks are reason for new developer restrictions buff.ly/FGUcUg3
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Spotify says AI risks are reason for new developer restrictions
Developers building apps using Spotify’s API have been getting to grips with some big changes, restricting what data they can access.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:00 PM
SM Entertainment reached new Q4 heights with 16.6% growth buff.ly/3L5nHWZ
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SM Entertainment reached new Q4 heights with 16.6% growth
The company announced its financial results for the fourth quarter of 2025 this week, reporting record revenues of KRW 319bn.
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February 12, 2026 at 9:00 PM
SoundCloud trends for 2026: Eclectic indie and hip-hop evolution buff.ly/z6t8c1G
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SoundCloud trends for 2026: Eclectic indie and hip-hop evolution
SoundCloud’s position at the sharp end of new music trends is well known, so its annual ‘Music Intelligence Report’ is always worth a read.
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February 12, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Ben Ikwaugwu On The Biggest Problem For A Gigging Musician On My Latest Podcast buff.ly/dWpUTO1
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Ben Ikwaugwu On The Biggest Problem For A Gigging Musician On My Latest Podcast - Music 3.0 Music Industry Blog
In this episode, Ben Ikwaugwu shares how SoundCheck Live is being built as an operating system for the gigging musician.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:03 PM
HYBE ordered to pay Min Hee-jin $17.6m in shareholder agreement lawsuit buff.ly/Q35CiwB
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HYBE ordered to pay former ADOR CEO Min Hee-jin $17.6m in shareholder agreement lawsuit - Music Business Worldwide
Judge Nam In-soo ruled that Min’s actions did not constitute a material breach to justify terminating the shareholder agreement.
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February 12, 2026 at 7:01 PM
UMG strikes global deal with ClicknClear to license songs for gymnastics, figure skating and more www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-strikes-...
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UMG strikes global deal with ClicknClear to license songs for gymnastics, figure skating and more - Music Business Worldwide
UMG and ClicknClear estimate that over 150 million athletes join choreographed sports globally, creating “a multi-billion-dollar demand for music licensing.”
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February 12, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Starlink speeds past terrestrial networks – and regulators www.theregister.com/2026/02/12/s...
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Starlink speeds past terrestrial networks – and regulators
APRICOT 2026: Low-earth orbit broadband is a no-brainer for remote area connectivity, but a brain teaser for lawmakers and networkers
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February 12, 2026 at 5:04 PM
SM Entertainment Posts Record Q4 Revenue of $221 Million as Concerts and Merch Growth Offsets Album Sales Slip buff.ly/gIRqwrS
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SM Entertainment Posts Record Q4 '25 Revenue as Live Thrives
SM Entertainment has posted record fourth-quarter revenue for 2025's final three months, when live growth offset an album-sales decline.
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February 12, 2026 at 4:01 PM
David Bowie Immersive Experience Blasts Off at London’s Lightroom in April buff.ly/TuSAbPr
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David Bowie Immersive Experience at London’s Lightroom
A decade since David Bowie’s passing, an immersive experience celebrating his storied career kicks off in London.
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February 12, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Primary Wave Reportedly Scoops Up ‘Entire’ Britney Spears Catalog in $200 Million+ Deal buff.ly/z46CESi
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Primary Wave Reportedly Buys Britney Spears' Catalog for $200M
Primary Wave has reportedly purchased Britney Spears' entire music catalog for somewhere in the ballpark of $200 million.
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February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Trump in Talks with Live Nation, Ticketmaster to Take Over Kennedy Center Operations buff.ly/XJL2Io3
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Kennedy Center Operations May Go to Live Nation/Ticketmaster
Trump is reportedly in talks with Live Nation to take over the Kennedy Center’s venue operations, a report from the WSJ suggests.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Spotify Stock (NYSE: SPOT) Records Double-Digit Post-Earnings Jump — As Morgan Stanley, Jefferies, and Others Slice Their Targets buff.ly/KkyQ4pA
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Spotify Stock Hikes Post-Earnings, But Target Reductions Continue
Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) posted a solid post-Q4-earnings jump, but analysts remain divided about shares' path forward.
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February 12, 2026 at 1:01 PM
Olivier Chastan’s Iconoclast in sale talks at price tag of around $500 million buff.ly/mkAEp6H
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February 12, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Music collectibles platform Wax Poetics closes $1m funding round buff.ly/FbYSrlX
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Music collectibles platform Wax Poetics closes $1m funding round - Music Business Worldwide
Investors include music executives Perry Chen (Kickstarter), Nadav Poraz (WhoSampled), and Nikhil Shah (Mixcloud).
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February 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Ableton Live is adding audio streaming for real-time musical collaboration buff.ly/8L6k9rp
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Ableton Live is adding audio streaming for real-time musical collaboration
It’s better than emailing project files.
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February 12, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Boycotts aren’t always an option for artists “beholden” to corporations that “prioritise profit over ethics”, Alexis Krauss explains buff.ly/kD3be6A
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Boycotts aren’t always an option for artists “beholden” to corporations that “prioritise profit over ethics”, Alexis Krauss explains
Alexis Krauss from Sleigh Bells has provided a frank explanation for why it’s tricky for many artists to boycott music companies whose practices may cause concern, like Spotify and Live Nation. The...
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February 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
The music industry’s boiling frog moment buff.ly/X34c4M0
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February 11, 2026 at 11:01 PM
AI-music startup Mozart AI raises $6m after reaching 100k users buff.ly/8vkb7Lv
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AI-music startup Mozart AI raises $6m after reaching 100k users
Mozart AI launched its ‘generative audio workstation’ last September, and says it has since signed up more than 100,000 users.
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February 11, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Who Is Building the Future of AI Music?; Audacy, Sonos Partner; SoundExchange Expands Global Royalty Coverage buff.ly/HX5whx9
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Who Is Building the Future of AI Music?; Audacy, Sonos Partner; SoundExchange Expands Global Royalty Coverage
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February 11, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Not Bad For a Girl calls out male-heavy dance-music lineups buff.ly/3qK6ygq
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Not Bad For a Girl calls out male-heavy dance-music lineups
Seven years after it started advocating for more non-male artists on dance festivals and club lineups, Not Bad For a Girl is unhappy.
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February 11, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Distributor Symphonic launches AI-powered release-plan tool buff.ly/KzRtgLj
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Distributor Symphonic launches AI-powered release-plan tool
Symphonic is the latest music distributor rolling out AI-powered features for its artist and label clients.
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February 11, 2026 at 7:03 PM