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WMG generated $1.84bn in calendar Q4; recorded music subscription streaming revenues jump 10.9% YoY
Total revenue was up 7.1% YoY at constant currency, with recorded music revenues up 6.6% YoY Source...

Taylor Swift to premiere ‘Opalite’ music video on Spotify and Apple Music – with YouTube release delayed by two days
Taylor Swift will release the music video for Opalite exclusively on Spotify Premium and Apple Music on Friday (February 6) at 8am ET. The video will not be available on YouTube until Super Bowl Sund...

Warner and Bain increase JV fund by $200M. Will Red Hot Chili Peppers deal be next?
Red Hot Chili Peppers are understood to be shopping their recorded music catalog for a nine-figure sum Source...

UMG, ABKCO win copyright case against UK filmmaker over docs about The Rolling Stones, other artists
US District Judge Katherine Polk Failla ruled that Coda Publishing and its directors willfully infringed copyrights owned by the labels. Source...

Harvey Mason jr. on AI, Grammy eligibility, and why human creativity will always matter
The Recording Academy boss took part in a fireside chat with Luminate CEO Rob Jonas ahead of the Grammys in Los Angeles Source...

Reservoir posts $45.6m in revenues for calendar Q4, up 8% YoY; confirms deals with Gladys Knight and T.I.
Reservoir Media has published its financial results for the three months ended December 31 Source...

Virgin Music Group extends distribution deal with South Africa’s Gallo Records and Content Connect
Virgin Music will continue distributing music from Gallo and CCA artists globally, while the South African companies focus on artist development. Source...

Sony’s combined revenue from recorded music and publishing blasts past $3B milestone in calendar Q4 2025
ROSALÍA's LUX was Sony's biggest revenue-generating project around the globe in the last three months of 2025 Source...