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Hasbro Sells eOne’s Music Business for $385 Million

Variety reports: "Hasbro announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell Entertainment One Music (widely known as eOne Music) for an...

Songtradr Acquires Film, TV and Gaming Music Data Platform Tunefind

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Tunefind, described as “the world’s most comprehensive database and online source of information for music in television, film and video...

Napster preps launch of new platform combining Napster, MelodyVR

Hypebot reports: "London-based Napster Group is preparing to debut a new Napster-branded platform which will be a merger of the two currently still standalone...

Spotify Subscriptions Grew Just 2% To 158m in Q1, Monthly Active...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Spotify published its financial results for Q1 2021 today (April 28), revealing that its global Premium Subscriber base grew to...

Sony’s Doubled Profits Driven By Games, Music and Film

Variety reports: "Music, games and pictures all contributed to a doubling of full year net profits at Sony, the Japanese electronics and entertainment group,...

Apple Revenue Soars 54% on Booming iPhone Sales in Fiscal Q2,...

Variety reports: "Apple smashed Wall Street expectations for the first three months of 2021, reporting its highest-ever revenue for a March quarter and biggest-ever...

Endeavor Stock Debuts on NYSE, Testing Investors’ Appetite for Independents in...

Variety reports: "Endeavor has made its entrance on Wall Street. Endeavor Group Holdings, home of UFC, WME and IMG, went public on Thursday with...

Warner Music Group Partners With Tech Company Genies To Develop Avatars...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "Warner Music Group (WMG) has inked a global partnership with Genies, which dubs itself “the world’s largest avatar technology company”....

European Authorities Accuse Apple of Distorting Music Streaming Market

The Hollywood Reporter reports: "Antitrust authorities in the European bloc have filed charges that could bring multibillion-dollar fines. The new case comes on the...

Jay-Z Finalizes Tidal Sale to Jack Dorsey for $350m… as Platform...

Music Business Worldwide reports: "The acquisition was for more money than expected, according to TMZ, which reports that Square paid $350 million to buy...