Music Business Worldwide

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1. Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty

   Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29

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2. Sony Music has targeted 135,000+ deepfakes of its artists’ music for removal from streaming platforms

   The target artists include Beyoncé, Queen and Harry Styles, the BBC reported, citing Dennis Kooker, president of Sony's global digital business.

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3. Recorded music revenues in Italy grew +10.7% YoY last year; paid streaming revenues in the market jumped 14.1% YoY

   Paid subscriptions, totaling EUR €234.4 million ($269 million), represented 69% of Italy’s total streaming revenues in 2025.

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4. UK government reverses course on stance to let AI companies train on copyrighted music without permission

   'We have listened. We have engaged extensively with creatives, AI firms, industry bodies, unions, academics and AI adopters, and that engagement has shaped our approach.'

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5. Subscription music streaming revenues rose just 2% YoY in Sweden in 2025

   Subscription-based audio streaming revenue climbed 2% YoY to SEK 1.95 billion ($199m), accounting for 85% of all music sales in Sweden in 2025.

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6. Renee Brodeur promoted to General Manager of artist management firm TMWRK

   Executive steps up after more than 10 years at the company, overseeing strategic growth and artist operations across its global roster.

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7. Janet Jackson signs global deal with Believe Music Publishing

   Jackson has sold over 180 million records worldwide

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8. Björn Sandberg named Head of Commercial Marketing at AudioSalad

   Sandberg will lead AudioSalad’s artist and label marketing

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9. Tina Turner music interests acquired by Pophouse in ‘strategic transaction’ with BMG

   Deal with BMG also covers the late superstar's Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) rights.

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10. Deezer posts first-ever annual profit – despite total subscriber base declining in 2025

    Company recently disclosed that it was receiving approximately 60,000 fully AI-generated tracks per day — around 39% of all daily deliveries

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