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SESAC Music Group Closes $889 Million Whole Business Securitization

July 31, 2025

SESAC Music Group has closed its fourth and largest whole business securitization to date, issuing $889 million in five-year senior notes. The deal raises SESAC Music Group’s outstanding senior notes to a to... Read More...

Spotify Stock’s Post-Earnings Rally Loses Steam — But Multiple Analysts Are Still Anticipating a SPOT Rebound

Dylan Smith

July 31, 2025

Yesterday, Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) regained a bit of share-price ground following a post-earnings tumble. Now, the rally looks to be losing steam, with shares down about 17% from late June. That falloff ... Read More...

Rosenblatt Drops SPOT Target on ARPU Concerns — Spotify Says It ‘Will Raise Prices When It’s Appropriate’

Dylan Smith

July 30, 2025

Spotify stock (NYSE: SPOT) is slowly recovering from yesterday’s post-earnings rout, but Rosenblatt has dropped its SPOT target due to ARPU concerns. Rosenblatt Securities disclosed that updated target today... Read More...

Cyrille Bolloré Departs Universal Music Board ‘With Immediate Effect’ — UMG Shares Plummet 7%

Dylan Smith

July 28, 2025

Cyrille Bolloré, whose family's companies own a substantial piece of Universal Music Group (UMG), has officially stepped down from the major label’s board. UMG and the Bolloré Group CEO revealed as much in ... Read More...

ABS Madness Continues: Blackstone Spins a $372 Million ABS on Recognition (Formerly Hipgnosis) Catalog of 47,000 Tracks

Ashley King

July 23, 2025

Blackstone is selling $372 million in bonds backed by royalties from the catalog of Recognition Music (formerly Hipgnosis), with over 47,000 tracks. Backed by Blackstone, Recognition Music Group—the former H... Read More...

Universal Music Officially Files for Secondary U.S. Stock Listing — Euronext-Listed Shares Are Up 30% from July 2024

Dylan Smith

July 22, 2025

Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially moved forward with plans to launch a secondary listing in the States – albeit while continuing to trade on the Euronext Amsterdam. The major label confirmed as muc... Read More...

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First-Half 2025 Music Industry Funding Edges Towards $4 Billion — As the Record-Setting Investment Pace Continues

Paul Resnikoff

July 3, 2025

Music industry funding levels are now approaching the crazy place, with first-half, YTD core investments edging towards $4 billion. According to investments exclusively captured and compiled in DMN Pro’s Music Industry Funding Tracker, total core funding topped $3.812 billion through June, the start of a potentially record-setting 2025.

UBS Downgrades Universal Music Stock Rating to Neutral, Says Shares Have Already Priced in Anticipated Growth

Dylan Smith

June 25, 2025

UBS has officially downgraded its Universal Music Group stock rating from buy to neutral – albeit while reiterating a per-share target of €30 (currently $35). The Zurich-headquartered bank just recently dis... Read More...

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US-Based Streaming Subscribers Are Now Declining — Here’s a Look at the Latest Data for Q1 2025

Paul Resnikoff

June 24, 2025

The music industry remains intently focused on streaming subscriber plateaus in established, high-ARPU markets like the United States and Western Europe. The latest intel, however, reveals slight declines in 2025, which complements continued subscriber turbulence at major platforms like Spotify and Amazon Music.

New York’s a Wrap! Scribbled Notes from Indie Week, MIC, NMPA’s Annual Meetup, Anti Social, and More

Paul Resnikoff

June 16, 2025

The music industry was in a New York state of mind last week – with enough conferences, parties, and meetings to blow up any well-meaning calendar app. Here's a wrap of the rumbling scuttlebutt. Back in the ... Read More...

Trump Preparing to Extend TikTok Ban Deadline for a Third Time, Insiders Reveal

Ashley King

June 6, 2025

President Trump is ready to extend TikTok’s deadline for a federal ban for the third time as the White House prepares to hold trade talks with China. The previous extension to the law that forces TikTok’s Ch... Read More...

Hybe to Sell Remaining SM Entertainment Stake to Tencent in $175 Million+ Deal

Dylan Smith

May 27, 2025

Hybe has officially moved to sell its remaining SM Entertainment stake – encompassing almost 10% of the rival K-pop agency – to Tencent for north of $175 million. The Big Hit parent disclosed the sizable se... Read More...

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

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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

SESAC Music Group Closes $889 Million Whole Business Securitization

Spotify Stock’s Post-Earnings Rally Loses Steam — But Multiple Analysts Are Still Anticipating a SPOT Rebound

Rosenblatt Drops SPOT Target on ARPU Concerns — Spotify Says It ‘Will Raise Prices When It’s Appropriate’

Cyrille Bolloré Departs Universal Music Board ‘With Immediate Effect’ — UMG Shares Plummet 7%

ABS Madness Continues: Blackstone Spins a $372 Million ABS on Recognition (Formerly Hipgnosis) Catalog of 47,000 Tracks

Universal Music Officially Files for Secondary U.S. Stock Listing — Euronext-Listed Shares Are Up 30% from July 2024

First-Half 2025 Music Industry Funding Edges Towards $4 Billion — As the Record-Setting Investment Pace Continues

UBS Downgrades Universal Music Stock Rating to Neutral, Says Shares Have Already Priced in Anticipated Growth

US-Based Streaming Subscribers Are Now Declining — Here’s a Look at the Latest Data for Q1 2025

New York’s a Wrap! Scribbled Notes from Indie Week, MIC, NMPA’s Annual Meetup, Anti Social, and More

Hybe to Sell Remaining SM Entertainment Stake to Tencent in $175 Million+ Deal