February, 2026

From UMG’s deal with superfan platform EVEN to Live Nation’s $25B in 2025… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

Why Some Teams Move 10x Faster Than Others
You’ve likely heard of the “10x engineer”, that mythical unicorn that outperforms their peers and single-handedly helps projects launch within the deadline. They might be a meme at this point, b...

Masterclass Delivery That Converts: Turning Participants into Implementers with ClickMeeting
A masterclass becomes profitable when participants leave with an implemented output, not just notes. ClickMeeting supports that implementation-first approach by keeping access, communication, delivery...

AI sample generator Just 4 Noise raises $1M from BADideas.fund, Sound Hub Denmark and more
Just 4 Noise lets producers describe the sound they want and get “individual, unique, royalty-free sounds” that they can drop directly into their DAW. Source...

Apple revives the Apple Music Connect name — this time as a B2B promo platform for labels and distributors
The relaunched Apple Music Connect gives label and distributor teams a single dashboard to manage the parts of a release cycle. Source...

Greg Prata promoted to Chief Financial Officer at Sony Music Publishing, as Tom Kelly retires after 35-year career
Prata will remain based in New York and report to SMP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Platt. Source...

Suno hires ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as Chief Commercial Officer
Sirota will report directly to CEO Mikey Shulman. Source...

Atlantic Music Group strikes joint venture with indie label Today Is Vintage
Indie label was founded by Swedish music executive, artist, and entrepreneur, Rebin Shah Source...

AI-driven kids media firm Animaj strikes global deal with The Orchard’s Magic Star and Sony Music Publishing
Deal sees The Orchard’s kids division handle recordings distribution while Sony Music Publishing administers publishing rights across Animaj’s catalogue. Source...

Live Nation files to pause antitrust case for appeal, days after pulling public post calling for DOJ to ‘move on’ and settle
Live Nation Entertainment asks judge to pause the DOJ antitrust case while two legal questions are reviewed by an appeals court. Source...

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