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1. From Sony Music Publishing’s $4 billion catalog deal to Live Nation’s ‘blue dot fever’ rebuttal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

   The biggest headlines from the past few days...

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2. ‘The next global genre will likely start in someone’s bedroom – and that bedroom might be in Lagos, Mumbai or São Paulo.’

   MBW's Trailblazers series meets Constantin Koehncke, CEO of Image-Line, the Belgian company behind FL Studio

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3. Russ honored with NMPA Gold & Platinum Recognition celebrating 26 certified songs

   The plaque was presented by NMPA President & CEO David Israelite alongside Omar Grant, Senior Director of Creative at Sony Music Publishing

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4. T.J. Martell Foundation to honor Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw with Lifetime Music Industry Award

   Capshaw has built Red Light into what the company says is the world's largest independent artist management firm, with a roster that includes Dave Matthews Band, Phish, Chris Stapleton, and The Strokes.

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5. What ‘blue dot fever’? Live Nation CFO says ‘There is absolutely no data that supports any issues’ with ticket sales.

   Live Nation‘s President & CFO spoke at MoffettNathanson’s investor conference on Thursday

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6. Primary Wave strikes partnership with Pete Townshend for ‘future creative endeavors’ including use of his name, image, and likeness rights

   Primary Wave Music partners with the co-founder and principal songwriter of legendary British rock band The Who

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7. Managers of Grammy winners Justice and Gesaffelstein back music biz masters targeting emerging markets

   The program's strategic advisory board includes several senior executives from the French music business

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8. Taylor Swift’s 1989 and Beyoncé’s Single Ladies among 25 recordings inducted into Library of Congress National Recording Registry

   Other inductees include The Go-Go's' debut album Beauty and the Beat, Weezer's self-titled Blue Album, Chaka Khan's I Feel for You and others

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9. Will this BTS tide finally lift all K-Pop boats?

   The following op/ed comes from author and music economist Will Page, and Jeongbeom ‘JB’ Kim, Chief Data Officer at the Korean-based KreatorsNetwork

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10. Tencent Music is quietly building a live music empire. Concerts could become the streaming giant’s ultimate differentiator in the age of AI.

    TME's non-subscription music services revenue, encompassing live concerts, advertising, and merchandise, jumped 28.0% YoY to RMB 1.94 billion (USD $282 million) in Q1

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