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1. Amy Allen, Sony Music Publishing ,’Die With a Smile’ among big winners at 2026 ASCAP Pop Music Awards

   "We are honored to be named ASCAP's Pop Publisher of the Year," said Katie Welle, Sony Music Publishing President, Head of A&R.

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2. Warner Music Group named to TIME’s list of 100 Most Influential Companies for its approach to AI

   Robert Kyncl told the magazine: "AI is a fast-growing phenomenon. It's really important that companies like us stand up for artists and songwriters — do it early, and do it together with AI companies."

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3. Suno is now the ‘controller’ of Songkick user data – and is hiring a GM to wire it into its AI music platform

   Emails sent to Songkick users on Thursday (April 30) confirmed that personal data held by the platform "will be transferred to Suno, who will become the controller responsible for that data going forward."

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4. From The Orchard acquiring Brazil’s OniMusic to the BMG-Concord merger… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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5. The Orchard acquires Brazil’s OniMusic, a prominent Christian music distribution platform

   OniMusic was founded in September 2004 by Nelson and Christie Tristão

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6. ‘Artists often fail when you give up too much responsibility to others.’

   MBW's Trailblazers series meets Alternate Side Management founders Evange Livanos and Zack Zarrillo

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7. ‘We’re finally in a place where we can win and retain the artists and labels we’ve always wanted to work with.’

   MBW's Inspiring Women series meets Kristin Graziani, co-CEO of Los Angeles-based music distribution platform Stem

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8. Believe expands Label & Artist Solutions business into the US, led by Thomas Maxwell

   Maxwell will split time between New York City, Nashville, and Los Angeles

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9. In Q1, YouTube Music and Premium saw ‘largest quarterly increase’ in non-trial subscribers since 2018 launch, says Alphabet CEO, as platform’s quarterly ad revenues rose to $9.88B

   YouTube's advertising revenue grew 11% YoY to $9.88 billion in Q1 2026

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10. Tech startup Nebula partners with Ghazi Shami’s Supply Chain to launch what it calls an ‘earn-before-you-stream’ music distro service

    The new service lets fans invest in artists' music via Nebula's marketplace

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