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BigHit Music announced the figure on Wednesday (October 14), naming the runner-up as Olivia Rodrigo's "you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love." Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/btss-arirang-passes-5-billion-spotify-streams-around-2-billion-more-than-any-other-album-released-in-2026-says-bighit-music/

Presale registration for the show ran through a sign-up page hosted by fan marketing platform co:brand. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/raye-says-scalpers-used-ai-bots-to-create-hundreds-of-thousands-of-fake-registrations-as-1-8m-sign-up-for-5000-royal-albert-hall-seats/

Deezer is introducing an on/off toggle that will let users exclude fully AI-generated music from their search results Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/deezer-to-let-users-block-ai-generated-music-from-search-results/

The Tribunal had approved changes to its cinema tariff, known as Tariff C, including an increase in the royalty rate cinemas pay to use its members' music. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/uks-copyright-tribunal-backs-prs-for-music-in-cinema-licensing-dispute/

The latest Tim's Take from MBW founder, Tim Ingham Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/catalog-surging-on-spotify-making-frontline-hits-an-even-harder-game/

The new label's first three signings are Atlanta artists Casper Bluff, Nechie, and Dracc. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/gunna-launches-sb-the-label-in-partnership-with-warners-atlantic-music-group/