It’s a done deal. The European Commission has approved Universal Music Group‘s proposed $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings. The conditional approval is subject to UMG’s commitment to divest Downtown’s Curve royalty accounting business. The green light from the EC, announced Friday (February 13), concludes a regulatory process spanning more than a year since…
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Welcome to Music Business Worldwide’s Weekly Round-up – where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBW’s Round-up is exclusively supported by BMI, a global leader in performing rights management, dedicated to supporting songwriters, composers and publishers and championing the value of music. This…
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New Music Latin is a compilation of the best new Latin songs and albums recommended by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors. Check out this week’s picks below. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Junior H & Gael Valenzuela, DEP3$$SED MFKZ Junior H’s first album in three years opens with a trilogy of songs — “No Tengas Miedo,” “En Donde…
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Jimmy Fallon and longtime music executive Tommy Mottola have scrapped plans to launch a branded pasta sauce line following renewed scrutiny tied to recently released Epstein-related documents. Explore See latest videos, charts and news According to The Hollywood Reporter, Fallon and Mottola had been in early development on a pasta sauce brand that could have…
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Jason Aldean secures his 26th Billboard Country Airplay No. 1 as “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” rises to the summit on the chart dated Feb. 21, having drawn 31.2 million audience impressions Feb. 6-12 (up 13% week over week), according to Luminate. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Produced by Michael Knox and…
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Bad Bunny headlining the 2026 Super Bowl Halftime Show was historic, intentional, cultural, in Español and impactful, drawing an estimated 128.2 million viewers to the star-studded performance, according to figures released by Nielsen Big Data + Panel on Tuesday (Feb. 10). Among those viewers was Marc Anthony, who felt all sorts of emotions with the…
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Margena A. Christian hoped to shine a light on an under-appreciated artist with the just-published It’s No Wonder: The Life and Times of Motown’s Legendary Songwriter Sylvia Moy (Da Capo). But things have gotten a little more uptight than alright with Moy’s family. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Moy, a 2006 Songwriters Hall…
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EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI, the singing voices of HUNTR/X from KPop Demon Hunters, are set to perform their global smash “Golden” as part of the 2026 BRIT Awards on Saturday Feb. 28. The trio will perform in front of invited fans outside of Manchester’s Co-op Live, filmed in advance of The BRIT Awards….
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Casey Wasserman is planning to sell his namesake agency amid escalating fallout tied to documents released in the Jeffrey Epstein case, as first reported by The Wall Street Journal on Friday (Feb. 11). The Journal reported that Wasserman formally put the agency on the market and informed staff of the move in an internal memo,…
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Poppy, Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante combine for a first on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart, topping the Feb. 21-dated tally with “End of You.” The coronation marks the first time that three women or women-led acts have led the list in collaboration in the ranking’s 45-year history. Explore See latest videos, charts and news…
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