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PRS for Music partners with B2B streaming service Soundtrack to get data on music played in 7,000 UK shops, bars and public spaces – and pay royalties accordingly

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PRS will begin incorporating that data into royalty payments to songwriters, composers, and music publishers from December 2026. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/prs-for-music-partners-with-b2b-streaming-service-soundtrack-to-get-data-on-music-played-in-7000-uk-shops-bars-and-public-spaces-and-pay-royalties-accordingly/
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JYP: We haven’t received a proposal to buy 25%+ of our shares

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South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service warned investors about the plan and said it would investigate if it suspected unfair trading. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/jyp-we-havent-received-a-proposal-to-buy-25-of-our-shares/
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‘My view is simple: embrace technology, and respect rights.’

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Dr. Richard James Burgess MBE spent a decade leading A2IM before stepping down last year. Now, as Chair of PPL, he explains his vision for the org’s future – and why he’s both pro-technology and pro-rights… Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/my-view-is-simple-embrace-technology-and-respect-rights/
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Stray Kids’ label JYP is worth over $1B. Is it about to sell a 50% stake?

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The NEXROC Group and SVCV, Inc. say they are considering an offer for between 25% and 50% of JYP's issued shares. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/stray-kids-label-jyp-is-worth-over-1b-is-it-about-to-sell-a-50-stake/
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Believe hires Amazon Music’s Mel Curley as Global Head of Editorial & Marketing Partnerships

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She will be based in New York City and will report to Darya Pourshasb, Believe’s Chief Marketing Officer. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/believe-hires-amazon-musics-mel-curley-as-global-head-of-editorial-marketing-partnerships/
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Mary J. Blige strikes deal with Primary Wave covering her song and recording catalogs

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Most of Blige’s studio albums were originally released through MCA and Geffen, labels now part of Universal Music Group. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/mary-j-blige-strikes-deal-with-primary-wave-covering-her-song-and-recording-catalogs/
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Chris Brown producer sues Sony Music for $1.25M, claiming it stalled the sale of his ‘Party’ royalties and paid him half the agreed rate

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Ishmael Sadiq Montague claims Sony made false statements to delay redirecting his royalties on the track to a company that had agreed to buy them. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/chris-brown-producer-sues-sony-music-for-1-25m-claiming-it-stalled-the-sale-of-his-party-royalties-and-paid-him-half-the-agreed-rate/
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