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As part of the merger, OTM will incorporate the team and roster of Left Music, the publishing company Partisan set up with Craig Michie in 2022. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/partisan-acquires-firebirds-interest-in-indie-pubco-otm-music-merges-it-with-its-left-music-publishing-arm/

Epidemic Group, the parent company of Epidemic Sound, has named Erik Wahlberg as its Chief Executive Officer. Wahlberg is the founder and CEO of Blenda Labs, a Stockholm video production technology company that Epidemic Group bought in July 2026. He takes over from Sara Börsvik, who moves from interim CEO into the joint role of … Continued Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/erik-wahlberg-appointed-ceo-of-epidemic-group-as-sara-borsvik-takes-on-joint-coo-and-cfo-role/

Figures come from Global Music Pulse, a new report from Chartmetric, which tracks 14m artists across streaming and social services Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/us-uk-share-of-worlds-superstar-artists-has-fallen-from-55-7-to-40-7-since-2021-chartmetric-data/

HYBE CINE FEST 2026 will run in theaters from October 24 through October 31. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/hybe-cine-fest-expands-to-over-60-territories-with-two-live-bts-broadcasts-and-concert-films-from-seventeen-tomorrow-x-together-and-enhypen/

The hearing will be the last stage of the appeal before the panel rules on whether to revive the case, docketed as Graham v. UMG Recordings, Inc. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/drake-appeal-against-umg-over-kendrick-lamars-not-like-us-set-for-december-4-hearing/

Judge Jed S. Rakoff explained the one-page order issued over a week ago, which sent the case to private arbitration. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/judge-explains-stubhub-arbitration-ruling-ticket-buyer-agreed-to-terms-barring-class-actions-when-he-clicked-buy-now/