January, 2026

Musical AI raises $4.5m to scale AI attribution tech
The startup’s technology identifies what percentage of a generated output came from which source. Source...

Rostrum Pacific inks direct deals with Spotify, TikTok; appoints Samantha Moore to lead new distro platform SpaceHeater
SpaceHeater will operate through direct relationships with Amazon and Tidal, along with other major digital storefronts. Source...

Sony Music Publishing acquires Big Yellow Dog Music
Company was founded in 1998 by Kerry O’Neil and Carla Wallace and based in Nashville Source...

Hannah Poferl appointed Chief Data Officer at Universal Music Group
Poferl comes to UMG from The New York Times, where she headed the newspaper's data operations Source...

BTS World Tour: The ‘biggest global K-pop tour of all time’ to span 79 shows across 34 regions
The Live Nation-promoted tour will feature a 360-degree, in-the-round stage design. Source...

As K-pop superstars BTS return, HYBE CEO to test ‘scarcity’ model for fandom business
2026 will be the year HYBE has to prove the value of its recent investments, CEO Jason Jaesang Lee said Source...

South Korea’s Kakao partners with China’s Tencent Music and Japan’s Line to launch ‘K-pop Artist Chart’
The new chart is expected to debut in the first half of this year on Kakao's Melon music streaming service Source...

MLC vs. Spotify bundle battle intensifies as streamer opposes immediate appeal
Mechanical Licensing Collective is seeking an immediate appeal of a court ruling in its legal battle with Spotify over audiobook bundling Source...

TikTok splits US workforce as ByteDance retains control of key operations (report)
Some US staff received notices last week that they won't join the new joint venture led by Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX, Business Insider reported. Source...

Merlin appoints 2026–2027 Board, adding five new global representatives
New execs join Board from Nigeria, Portugal, Japan, Germany and the UK Source...

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