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BMG saw its revenue grow by 4.9% YoY to EUR €444 million (USD $518M) in the first half of 2026. On an organic basis – which strips out the impact of acquisitions, disposals, and currency effects – BMG‘s revenue was up 8.1% YoY in the period. That’s according to new interim figures from BMG and … Continued Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/bmgs-organic-revenue-grew-8-1-yoy-in-h1-2026-concord-merger-now-due-to-close-in-q3/

Tonherd is described as a "full-service, end-to-end music company offering everything from songwriting and production to release." Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/warner-music-austria-and-ada-central-europe-strike-distribution-and-studio-deal-with-vienna-indie-label-tonherd/

Vincey Productions' catalog spans more than three decades of South Indian music, with a focus on Tamil and Telugu Christian and devotional recordings Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/reservoirs-popindia-acquires-vincey-productions-catalog-plus-youtube-channels-with-10m-combined-subscribers-and-signs-kashmiri-producer-30key/

However, the judge denied the labels’ separate bid to add 61,026 recordings to the 560 already in suit Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/umg-and-sony-accuse-suno-of-pirating-youtube-via-stream-ripping-to-train-its-ai/

XL released six new albums in 2025, with 82% of its turnover coming from outside the UK Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/beggars-group-revenue-hit-177m-in-2025-as-xl-recordings-paid-out-23m-dividend-to-shareholders/

Only one count fell: a claim under the Tennessee Consumer Protection Act, which the plaintiffs told the court they had cited by mistake. Source source https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/judge-refuses-to-dismiss-indie-artists-proposed-class-action-against-suno-clearing-ai-output-and-stream-ripping-claims-for-discovery/