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Tracks from The All-American Rejects, A$AP Ferg, Teddy Swims, and Alex Warren will be available to Roblox creators to use in games and virtual spaces. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/too-lost-partners-with-roblox-to-bring-catalog-of-independent-music-to-games-and-virtual-spaces/

2025 was the first time the annual total had surpassed £800M, which converts to USD $1.05B Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/uk-recorded-music-exports-hit-record-1-05b-in-2025-up-just-0-8-yoy/

Qobuz's redesigned player carries visuals that shift with a track's album artwork and keeps a mini-player on screen while users navigate the app. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/qobuz-rolls-out-real-time-synced-lyrics-to-all-subscribers/

MBW's World Leaders series meets Phil Rodriguez, founder and CEO of Latin America-focused Move Concerts Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/move-concerts-ceo-phil-rodriguez-im-bullish-about-our-business-music-and-sports-are-the-last-tribal-experience/

The game has already drawn more than 3.5m visits and generated more than 23m in-game performances. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/live-nation-launches-roblox-game-that-lets-players-build-their-own-festivals-with-cortis-as-the-first-featured-artist/

Google and YouTube executive to join the UK collection society on October 12 Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/ben-mcowen-wilson-named-new-ceo-of-the-uks-prs-for-music/