Music Business Worldwide

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1. AI-driven kids media firm Animaj strikes global deal with The Orchard’s Magic Star and Sony Music Publishing

   Deal sees The Orchard’s kids division handle recordings distribution while Sony Music Publishing administers publishing rights across Animaj’s catalogue.

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2. Atlantic Music Group strikes joint venture with indie label Today Is Vintage

   Indie label was founded by Swedish music executive, artist, and entrepreneur, Rebin Shah

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3. Greg Prata promoted to Chief Financial Officer at Sony Music Publishing, as Tom Kelly retires after 35-year career

   Prata will remain based in New York and report to SMP Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jon Platt.

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4. Suno hires ex-Merlin CEO Jeremy Sirota as Chief Commercial Officer

   Sirota will report directly to CEO Mikey Shulman.

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5. AI sample generator Just 4 Noise raises $1M from BADideas.fund, Sound Hub Denmark and more

   Just 4 Noise lets producers describe the sound they want and get “individual, unique, royalty-free sounds” that they can drop directly into their DAW.

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6. Apple revives the Apple Music Connect name — this time as a B2B promo platform for labels and distributors

   The relaunched Apple Music Connect gives label and distributor teams a single dashboard to manage the parts of a release cycle.

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7. From UMG’s deal with superfan platform EVEN to Live Nation’s $25B in 2025… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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8. Virgin Music Group completes Downtown acquisition; Pieter van Rijn named COO as Downtown founder Justin Kalifowitz steps away

   Pieter van Rijn appointed Chief Operating Officer of VMG

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9. Live Nation says Ticketmaster breakup threat is already over, calls for DOJ settlement: ‘It’s time to move on.’

   Live Nation's EVP of Corporate and Regulatory Affairs, Dan Wall, said the company is "ready" to reach a deal with the DOJ and state attorneys general

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10. Live Nation annual revenues top $25B in 2025, up $2B YoY, with adjusted operating profit of $2.4B

    Another banner year for Michael Rapino's company – complete with a US vs. non-US milestone

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