News From the Music World
Music industry veteran Kazunari Imai joins Believe Japan while digital streaming reshapes the world’s second-largest music market. His 40-year expertise might revolutionize how Japanese artists earn globally.
Avex Music Group’s audacious CEO shakeup and bi-coastal expansion threatens industry norms. Brandon Silverstein leads a $1 billion powerhouse connecting Eastern and Western markets. The music world won’t be the same.
Despite BLACKPINK’s buzzworthy 2025 comeback, YG Entertainment shares falter as investor anxiety grows in an increasingly turbulent K-pop market. Is the world’s biggest girl group losing its financial magic?
Spotify’s game-changing AI music deal with major labels threatens to transform artist autonomy forever. Will creators gain control or lose their power? Musicians’ financial futures hang in the balance.
Is UMG’s $775M music power grab killing indie artists’ future? European music leaders fight back against this controversial acquisition that threatens competition. Creators everywhere should be worried.
Nicki Minaj’s fiery battle with Jay-Z over $200 million in Tidal equity threatens her album release. Their explosive fallout has fans outraged while revealing music industry’s darkest secrets.
While major labels ignore Australia’s alternative rock scene, Floodlights’ unprecedented Concord deal shatters industry norms and signals a seismic shift for musicians nationwide. The future of Australian rock may never be the same.
Garbage frontwoman exposes brutal reality: musicians earn $12 monthly while execs get rich. No union protection leaves artists working multiple jobs just to survive. The music industry’s “thievery” threatens artistic diversity.
While streaming connects the world, it might be erasing local music identities. See how global hits are silencing unique cultural voices. Emerging artists struggle for visibility in our homogenized soundscape.
Cook Media’s takeover of Phil Wickham’s Fair Trade Services doesn’t just reshape Christian music—it demolishes the industry’s power balance entirely. Independent artists face an uncertain future. Corporate worship is coming.
