May, 2026

Activist Artists Management promotes Anna Kolander to Partner
Kolander has spent 13 years at the company, having joined as an assistant in 2013 Source...

P!NK, Julian Bunetta, and Harvey Mason jr. among honorees at NMPA’s 2026 Annual Meeting
P!NK will receive this year's NMPA Songwriter Icon Award. Source...

Universal Music Group and TikTok strike new multi-year licensing deal — with expanded AI protections for artists and songwriters
Global deal will also see TikTok and UMG work together to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform Source...

From Spotify and UMG’s landmark AI deal to Shamrock’s $813M raise… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source...

In-App Advertising Revenue 2026: The Opportunity Marketers Can’t Ignore
The phone in your hand is now one of the biggest money-makers in advertising. People spend so much time inside apps that in-app ads have become a huge deal in digital marketing. By 2026, this is not j...

Has Warner Turned A Corner?
The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham Source...

Live Nation faces calls for another competition investigation as UK lawmakers flag live music market dominance
MPs concluded that Live Nation meets the threshold for market dominance across multiple areas of the UK live music supply chain. Source...

Ed Sheeran leaves Warner Music Group after 15 years – and 170 million albums sold
The singer-songwriter revealed in a newsletter to fans that he parted ways with Atlantic Records and Asylum Records last month. Source...

Spotify and major music DSPs on alert as Canada triples streaming tax to 15%
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission tripled the levy on Netflix, Disney+, and Amazon Prime Video to 15%. Source...

Udio’s licensed AI music app will be called Starstruck, with four creation modes for fans (Report)
Starstruck will offer four modes for users to interact with music from opted-in artists and songwriters: Cover, Reimagine, Remix and Create. Source...

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