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Each cell is one newsletter week. Colour intensity is a weighted temperature score: business deals and legal events count triple; venue openings, closings and funding events count double; everything else once. 2023 has thinner coverage than other years; read that row with care.

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25 Dec 2017

Songdex Claiming System launched for publishing rights Universal Music Group reaches global multi-year agreement with YouTube Sony Music completes arrangement with YouTube

5 Mar 2018

Circle Talent Agency adds Guy Oldaker to team, bringing Liquid Stranger, Break Science and Illenium Astralwerks relocates from New York to Los Angeles, GM Glenn Mendlinger departs Splice acquires Indaba remix-contest platform

7 May 2018

Nancy Hood appointed Senior Vice President, Listener at SoundCloud Benjamin Ingrosso signs to Black Butter Records Noorderschip pirate radio ship converted into Amsterdam venue

12 Feb 2018

Gareth Emery launches Choon, blockchain-based music streaming service Duke Dumont signs worldwide deal with Kobalt for publishing administration Harvey Sutherland accuses H&M of using song without permission

19 Feb 2018

VNUE to acquire Soundstr, music identification and rights startup Verve rolling out platform in six new European languages with local teams LANDR Audio announces digital distribution to Beatport

18 Sept 2020

Kobalt exploring strategic options including potential sale Perfect Havoc signs Just Kiddin for three singles Reservoir signs Illenium to worldwide publishing deal

16 Dec 2019

Kaskade files lawsuit against Palms Casino over cancelled KAOS concerts Lost Paradise NYE festival cancelled due to bushfire risks Ministry of Sound releases mini-documentary on club history

2 Nov 2020

Frills artist development company launches in Berlin Sony Corp reports music revenue growth of 5.3% in fiscal Q2 Vine Alternative Investments acquires Calvin Harris publishing catalogue

20 Aug 2018

Ticketmaster is closing its secondary ticketing websites Seatwave and Get Me In and replacing with a fan-to-fan ticket exchange in October Swedish House Mafia part ways with longtime manager Amy Thomson Concord Music signs producer and Grammy Award winning songwriter Alex Metric

31 Dec 2018

Two years after emerging from SFX bankruptcy, global producer of live events LiveStyle is growing again and profitable.Electronic music duo Sofi Tukker re-signed their publishing deal with Third Side Music.A counterfeit vinyl pressing plant has been busted by authorities in Wales.

8 Apr 2019

Stephanie Kartenhas joins Armada Music as US-based A&R Director Downtown Music Holdings acquires AVL Digital Group for approximately $200 million Apple and Spotify duel over songwriter payment rates

12 Mar 2018

Zeon Richards appointed Head of A&R at Ministry Of Sound Recordings Worldwide Independent Network announces Fair Digital Deals Declaration signatories initiative Concord Music signs global publishing deal with Christian Rich

16 May 2022

Superstruct Entertainment acquires majority stake in Bluedot festival Believe announces Q1 2022 financials with 30.9% revenue growth to €162.5m Live Nation sets new record for adjusted operating income on $1.8bn revenue in Q1 2022

2 Jun 2026

Universal Music Group rejects takeover offer from Bill Ackman's investment firm LabelWorx launches Elevate growth initiative for independent labels C86 Holdings acquires THE FACE from Wasted Talent Limited

31 Aug 2020

MelodyVR acquires Napster for $70m Krunk launching a record label Mason signs global deal with Toolroom for third artist album

24 Mar 2026

Primary Wave acquires Kobalt in deal reportedly worth up to $1.5bn Deezer reports first positive net income since founding for FY2025 Universal Music Group enters beach club business via joint venture with IMI Group

30 Sept 2019

Bassnectar's non-profit charity launches free climate change course DVS1 launches Support Organize Sustain (S.O.S.) independent initiative Monokrome Music launches Rights HUB platform

5 Oct 2020

ID&T announces 40% job cuts amid drastic reorganisation Sacha Lord joins Night Time Industries Association board Steve Aoki opening shop with sports memorabilia and art

10 Mar 2026

Wasserman Agency rebrands as The·Team following Casey Wasserman's appearance in Epstein files Beatport's Beatsource to merge back into parent platform Live Nation agrees provisional settlement with US DOJ but states continue legal battle

10 Dec 2018

Tencent Music Entertainment launched its initial public offering to raise up to $1.2bn, with $615.4m going to Tencent Music and the rest to selling shareholders.Insomniac's in-house record label services group, Insomniac Music Group, will oversee distribution and management for artists while also continuing to develop their own internal imprints.Canadian artist and producer Kaytranada signed to RCA US.

24 Dec 2018

Global producer of live events LiveStyle is growing again two years after emerging from SFX bankruptcy and is now profitable.Electronic music duo Sofi Tukker re-signed their publishing deal with Third Side Music.Authorities in Wales have busted a counterfeit vinyl pressing plant operation.

3 Aug 2020

NY Governor Andrew Cuomo calls for investigation into Chainsmokers drive-in concert MK suing management company MDM Artists for unfair exploitation and fraud UK Government announces £1.57bn cultural recovery package to save grassroots music venues

4 Apr 2022

Taren Smith promoted to Senior Manager at YMU's US Music division Patrick Moxey signs worldwide deal for Payday Records and Helix Records with Warner Recorded Music Diplo partners with Royal to sell shares in streaming royalties

6 May 2019

Kobalt gross collections grew 30% to $494m in fiscal year ending 30 June 2018 Deezer appoints Nigel Harding as VP of Artist Marketing Universal Music Publishing signs publishing deal with Magnificence

23 Mar 2020

Tencent Music Entertainment revenues jumped 34% to $3.65bn in 2019MelodyVR reported a 56% spike in sales of its virtual music concerts over the past seven days, shares rose 0.33p to 2.83pLive Nation's share price dropped 61.5% from its 52-week high set on 19 February, facing financial pressure due to high debt load and concert shutdowns

17 Aug 2020

ICM Partners hires international music agent Simon Clarkson Triller signs deal with 7digital for catalogue access The Twilite Tone signs to Stones Throw

28 Mar 2022

Believe's revenues grew by 30.7% to €577.2m in 2021 Sony Music's acquisition of AWAL cleared by CMA following in-depth inquiry EMI and Capitol to unite under joint leadership of Jo Charrington and Rebecca Allen as Co-Presidents

4 Jul 2022

Concord Music Publishing signs Carl Cox in global deal covering catalogue and new material Rezz launches her own record label Ukraine's parliament votes to ban some music by Russian artists to restrict Russia's cultural influence

24 Feb 2026

Live Nation full-year earnings: revenue up 9% to $25.2bn, 159m attendees Universal Music Group completes acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings into Virgin Music Group Oli Welch appointed Head of A&R at Ministry of Sound

11 Apr 2022

Capitol Records UK launches dance imprint Lift Me Up Records with Connor Coates Universal Music Group to waive unpaid advances for legacy artists and songwriters Pophouse Entertainment acquires Swedish House Mafia master recordings and publishing catalogues

25 Jun 2018

A 24/7 mental health helpline has been launched for music industry professionals in Australia.Kobalt has signed Marshmello for publishing.Behringer threatens Chinese tech blog with legal action for calling it 'shameless'.

24 Aug 2020

Allen & Heath in discussions to purchase Traktor product line from Native Instruments AWAL reports hundreds of artists now earn more than $100k a year from streaming TSHA signs to Ninja Tune for new EP

3 Feb 2026

Sony Music Group forming music rights-buying joint venture with Singapore's GIC Pte Rebecca Kane Burton joined Superstruct Entertainment as Chief Operating Officer Suno appointed Sam Berger as senior director of artist partnerships

15 Jan 2018

Global records eighth consecutive year of growth in 2016-17 fabric lawyer Philip Kolvin QC quits Night Time Commission chairmanship Gina Turner returns to Holy Ship after resolving medical marijuana incident

9 Dec 2019

ID&T appoints Edo Van Duijn as Music Director Mixcloud data breach exposes 20 million user accounts Lovelee club opens in New Amsterdam

5 Apr 2021

Spotify to acquire Betty Labs, company behind Locker Room live audio app Attorney plans to file dozens of refund lawsuits against Ultra Miami Daft Punk's former creative director redesigns Hong Kong club Cassio

16 Oct 2020

Raj Chaudhuri leaves R&S Records over co-founder's stance on BLM and diversity Chainsmokers concert promoters fined $20,000 Former Salon zur Wilden Renate employee speaks out about racism

15 Jan 2024

Tencent Music Entertainment Group and Universal Music Group extend multi-year strategic licensing agreement Pacha Group acquired by FIVE Holdings for $330m SoundCloud potential sale being explored by Raine Group and Temasek Holdings

17 Sept 2024

ATC Group announces launch of Circa, a new transatlantic music promotions company Warner Chappell Music UK teams up with Defected Records to exclusively administer publishing roster David Guetta sells Miami Beach condo for record-setting $16m

10 Feb 2026

Warner Music reports 14% Q4 2025 subscription revenue growth, signs new TikTok deal Sony Music posts double-digit Q4 2025 revenue jump amid live/merch and publishing gains LabelWorx announces publishing division launch for independent electronic music clients

12 May 2026

Sony Music posts solid Q1 2026 financials with streaming revenue up 17%Warner Music Group posts $1.73bn revenue in Q2, up 17%Live Nation revenue rises to $3.79bn in Q1, up 12%

16 Apr 2018

SoundCloud revenue grew 88.9% to €50.3m in 2016, but net loss grew 45.4% to €74.5m Coachella organizers face antitrust lawsuit over limiting 'radius clause' which bans performers from playing within 1300 miles for 5 months on either side of the festival New wellness retreat launching May 20-23 in Ibiza, in partnership with IMS, celebrating wellness and self-care within arts and entertainment industries

23 Apr 2018

United Talent Agency announced acquisition of indie agency Circle Talent, expanding into electronic and dance music space.Following allegations of fostering abusive working environment and exploitation of women, people of colour, queer and trans people, London's Radar Radio suspended its broadcast.Digital audio streaming platform Mixcloud closed an $11.5M investment from WndCo, a holding company focused on media and technology intersections.

15 Apr 2019

Major record labels demand higher payments from TikTok Weiss signs to Island Records Duck Blackwell signed by Bucks Music Management

22 Jan 2018

Beatport promotes Jonathan Steffan to Chief Information Officer Beatport promotes Terry Weerasinghe to Chief Product Officer Carl Cox launches new label ASW (Awesome Soundwave) for live electronic acts

2 Apr 2018

Toby Andrews named General Manager of Astralwerks LA Ministry of Sound co-working space venture launched by chief Lohan Presencer, rooted in Nineties clubland legacy Subjected launches new record label Subjected Systems

30 Jul 2018

Henrik Schwarz announces new project Plunderphonia on !K7's neo-classical label 7K!Steve Aoki confirms Maluma collaboration The Blaze join Jorja Smith and Zak Abel as Deezer NEXT 2018 global priority acts

24 Jun 2019

Facebook announces Libra digital currency for global financial transactions Nicky Romero joins esports investment firm ReKTGlobal Aluna Francis of AlunaGeorge alleges attempted assault by collaborator

19 Aug 2019

Concord Music Publishing signs global publishing agreement with Walshy Fire Mixmag September 2019 issue celebrates South African house music artists Italian astronaut Luca Parmitano becomes first person to DJ in space

23 Oct 2020

BMG acquires majority stake in German live music company Undercover Warner Music Group expects fiscal-year 2020 revenues to top $4.4bn Vivendi confirms plans to take Universal Music Group public in 2022

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