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1. 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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2. 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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3. ‘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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4. ‘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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5. 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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6. 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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7. 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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8. Believe and TuneCore are blocking distribution of Generative AI tracks made on ‘pirate studios’ like Suno – while inking new partnerships with ElevenLabs and Udio

   Denis Ladegaillerie walks MBW through company's new policy – and gives his thoughts on AI, Ackman, and more

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9. Symphonic targets catalog acquisitions and indie artist financing deals with launch of Symphonic NEXT

   Michelle Garramone, who recently joined Symphonic as Head of Strategic Partnerships, will lead the new initiative.

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10. India’s Times Music buys Punjabi record label Catrack Entertainment — in third acquisition since striking $100m JV with Primary Wave

    Punjabi specialist Catrack was founded in 1990, with a catalog that spans what the company describes as a 'golden era' of the genre.

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