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AI-Qualified Conversion: How AI Is Redefining the Path from Lead to Customer
Every digital marketer knows this pain: you spend money, write great pages, collect leads, and then—poof—most of them disappear like socks in a dryer. The old conversion funnel was built for a slo...

Sony in advanced talks to buy Blackstone’s Recognition Music for up to $4B, reports Bloomberg
The acquisition would be made through Sony's music rights-buying JV with Singapore sovereign wealth fund GIC, the news outlet reported Source...

Believe partners with Google to offer AI music creation tool Flow Music to its artists
Google says that Flow Music can help artists with lyrics, experimenting with melodies or genres, and creating new instruments. Source...

AEG Presents expands into South Korea, appoints Jonathan Lee to lead new Seoul office
New Seoul office signals deeper push into one of the world’s fastest-growing live music markets, as the company scales its Asia strategy and global touring network. Source...

‘Many still view Thailand as a domestic-only market. In truth, there are many talented Thai songwriters with strong potential for global success.’
MBW's World Leaders series speaks to Tatchara Longprasert, General Manager of Sony Music Publishing Thailand Source...

ElevenLabs, creator of Suno rival ElevenMusic, tops $500M in annual revenue as BlackRock, Jamie Foxx and more join as investors
Company welcomes new investors to its $500M+ Series D funding round, which was first announced in February 2026 at an $11 billion valuation Source...

BTS-nomics, overseas investment strategy, and the future of K-pop: 5 things we learned on HYBE’s Q1 earnings call
HYBE's Q1 2026 earnings call was dominated by the return of BTS. Here's what stood out… Source...

UMG tells appeals court Salt-N-Pepa termination bid lacks legal foundation
UMG argued that the termination provision "also places important limitations on when and how the right may be exercised.” Source...

SM Entertainment’s revenue surges 21% YoY in Q1 to $192M on strong concert, merch sales
SM’s revenue from concerts surged 56% YoY to KRW 60.8 billion ($42m), driven by tours from SUPER JUNIOR, NCT DREAM, aespa, RIIE and NCT WISH. Source...

Want to talk about ‘superfans’? Ask Live Nation.
"It's not even about just being 'premium'. It's just consumers will pay for a shorter line, better parking, better hospitality." Source...