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Character.ai Bankruptcy Highlights AI’s Ludicrous Cash Burn Problem. Is Music Next?

October 14, 2026

Character.ai files for bankruptcy, illustrating the sheer amount of money and resources burned with little gain and numerous lawsuits to show for it. The crash-and-burn could offer a preview for the music ind... Read More...

UBS Drops Its Spotify Price Target Citing Cost Pressures, But the General Mood Among Analysts Remains Bullish

Ashley King

October 5, 2026

Spotify's stock is down nearly 30% year-over-year, with UBS dropping its price target due to cost pressures despite a generally bullish mood. Spotify's stock (SPOT) has been lackluster this year, down nearly... Read More...

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Annual Core Music Industry Funding (2021 through Q3 2026)

What Summer Slowdown? September Music Funding Quickly Surges Past $1.65 Billion (And Counting)

Paul Resnikoff

September 24, 2026

After a relatively tame July and August, music industry funding levels returned to surge mode in September. But does that mean the funding party is back?

Unit1 Studio Raises $26.7 Million to Scale Avatar-Based Concert Touring Tech

Ashley King

September 21, 2026

Mixed-reality concert firm Unit 1 Studio raises $26.7 million in a new funding round to expand its technology and grow its roster of avatar-based concerts. UK-based mixed-reality concert production firm Unit... Read More...

Notes.fm Raises $5 Million Funded by Artists & Industry Leaders, Ari Emanuel, Benny Blanco, Zach Bryan, More

Ashley King

September 17, 2026

Music royalty collection platform Notes.fm raises $5 million from leading artists, managers, executives, and strategic partners across the industry. Notes.fm, the platform for collecting music royalties that... Read More...

Universal Music Group Completes Nearly $300 Million Stock Repurchase Program — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around Record Lows

Dylan Smith

September 9, 2026

One month, 16.6 million shares, and north of $290 million later, Universal Music Group’s latest stock repurchase program is officially a wrap. Long in the habit of providing weekly updates on its stock buyba... Read More...

Tencent Music’s Billion-Dollar Bond Offering Officially Sets Sail as TME Stock Continues to Get Battered

Ashley King

September 7, 2026

China's Tencent Music announces a $1B bond offering amid serious top-line margin pressure, with a major drop in TME shares year-over-year. Tencent Music Entertainment (TME), China's leading all-in-one music ... Read More...

Ex-Warner Music CFO and COO Armin Zerza Dumps a Cool $1.9 Million in Stock Ahead of His Official Company Exit

Dylan Smith

September 4, 2026

Weeks out from his official Warner Music Group (WMG) exit, former CFO and COO Armin Zerza has cashed in on a cool $1.87 million worth of company stock. The short-lived WMG exec disclosed the selloff, execut... Read More...

Universal Music Repurchased Over $160 Million Worth of Its Own Stock Last Week — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around a Record-Low Price

Dylan Smith

August 18, 2026

With its stock price still hovering around a record low – and with analysts divided about what comes next – Universal Music Group (UMG) last week repurchased more than $160 million worth of its own shares. ... Read More...

Universal Music Group Stock Slump Continues — Analysts Remain Divided as Shares Plummet 40% In One Year

Dylan Smith

August 13, 2026

Ongoing share buyback program aside, Universal Music stock is still hovering around a 52-week – and all-time-low – price that represents a nearly 40% falloff during the past 12 months. When trading wrapped ... Read More...

Universal Music Buys Back Nearly $60 Million of Its Own Shares Against a Murky Outlook — Goldman Expects UMG’s Stock Price to Remain Flat, While J.P. Morgan Anticipates a 160% Spike

Dylan Smith

August 10, 2026

Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially kicked off another share buyback program by repurchasing nearly $60 million worth of its own stock. UMG shed light on this latest multimillion-dollar transaction t... Read More...

Warner Music Reports Q2 2026 Financials Early Following Executive Shakeup, UMG’s Post-Earnings Stock Plummet

Dylan Smith

August 3, 2026

Following an abrupt leadership shakeup on Friday afternoon – and a double-digit post-earnings falloff for Universal Music stock – Warner Music Group (WMG) has released its “preliminary estimated” financials f... Read More...

SRR Capital Launches With a VC-Style Approach to Music Investing

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Indonesia: One of the World’s Most Promising Digital Music Markets

What Politicians Could Learn from the Music Business: A Midterm Election Primer

Netflix Won the Streaming Wars. YouTube Changed the Rules.

Music Collab Platform Chaos Secures $1.4 Million in Startup Capital, With Amuse Among the Backers

Live Marketing Platform Hive Secures $27 Million Investment

The Supreme Court Just Threw a Wrench Into The Music Industry’s Copyright Cash Machine

DJ Reinier Zonneveld Raises a $1 Million Pre-Seed for GasLab, a GenAI Music App That Actually Prioritizes Paying Musicians

Character.ai Bankruptcy Highlights AI’s Ludicrous Cash Burn Problem. Is Music Next?

UBS Drops Its Spotify Price Target Citing Cost Pressures, But the General Mood Among Analysts Remains Bullish

What Summer Slowdown? September Music Funding Quickly Surges Past $1.65 Billion (And Counting)

Unit1 Studio Raises $26.7 Million to Scale Avatar-Based Concert Touring Tech

Notes.fm Raises $5 Million Funded by Artists & Industry Leaders, Ari Emanuel, Benny Blanco, Zach Bryan, More

Universal Music Group Completes Nearly $300 Million Stock Repurchase Program — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around Record Lows

Tencent Music’s Billion-Dollar Bond Offering Officially Sets Sail as TME Stock Continues to Get Battered

Ex-Warner Music CFO and COO Armin Zerza Dumps a Cool $1.9 Million in Stock Ahead of His Official Company Exit

Universal Music Repurchased Over $160 Million Worth of Its Own Stock Last Week — But Shares Are Still Hovering Around a Record-Low Price

Universal Music Group Stock Slump Continues — Analysts Remain Divided as Shares Plummet 40% In One Year

Universal Music Buys Back Nearly $60 Million of Its Own Shares Against a Murky Outlook — Goldman Expects UMG’s Stock Price to Remain Flat, While J.P. Morgan Anticipates a 160% Spike

Warner Music Reports Q2 2026 Financials Early Following Executive Shakeup, UMG’s Post-Earnings Stock Plummet