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The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn tour has grossed more than $440M in 2026 alone – on over 3M tickets sold

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The stadium tour has sold over 3 million tickets this year alone, making it the highest-grossing tour by a male solo artist, according to Live Nation Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/the-weeknds-after-hours-til-dawn-tour-has-grossed-more-than-440m-in-2026-alone-on-over-3m-tickets-sold/
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KEY SONGS IN THE LIFE OF… Carletta Higginson

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Warner Music’s Chief Digital Officer rifles through the record collection of her life to pick the songs that have soundtracked her journey so far… Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/key-songs-in-the-life-of-carletta-higginson/
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From UMG’s €1B bond sale to Warner Music’s Sureel AI acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up

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The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/from-umgs-e1b-bond-sale-to-warner-musics-sureel-ai-acquisition-its-mbws-weekly-round-up/
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South Korean prosecutors decline to charge HYBE executives over Min Hee-jin’s criminal complaints (report)

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The complaints stemmed from a statement that HYBE issued in 2024, which alleged that Min had consulted a shaman on matters related to running ADOR. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/south-korean-prosecutors-decline-to-charge-hybe-executives-over-min-hee-jins-criminal-complaints-report/
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Napster’s ‘$3bn investor’ charged with fraud as US authorities say the money never existed

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A North Carolina man faces fraud charges for allegedly using a fake banking website and forged records to acquire hundreds of millions of Napster shares. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/napsters-3bn-investor-charged-with-fraud-as-us-authorities-say-the-money-never-existed/
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After licensing its AI detection tech to the music industry, Deezer now lets listeners scan their own playlists for AI-generated tracks

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The company says it now receives around 75,000 fully AI-generated tracks every day Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/after-licensing-its-ai-detection-tech-to-the-music-industry-deezer-now-lets-listeners-scan-their-own-playlists-for-ai-slop/
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Kobalt founder Willard Ahdritz to lead funding round in India’s Madverse Music Group

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The platform now represents more than 200,000 independent artists and labels across more than 45 countries Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/kobalt-founder-willard-ahdritz-to-lead-funding-round-in-indias-madverse-music-group/
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