Ed Christman

The biggest music publishing stories of 2025 revolve around AI, Spotify and more issues, including Sony's acquisition of Hipgnosis Songs Group.

In the music publishers quarterly rankings for Q3 of 2025, Sony Music sweeps the Hot 100 Songs and Top Radio Airplay charts a third time in a row.

Metallica is betting on Word Collections founder Jeff Price to fight for the band's songwriter royalties — even as he's upset some in the music biz.

Taylor Swift's 'Life of a Showgirl' album could have earned as much as $135 million in its first week of availability. Even that figure is likely low.

Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" sales strategy included not allowing individual song downloads. Did that help her break a first-week record?

Tesseract Music and Hawkeye Music Publishing have teamed up to acquire and manage music assets including artist and songwriter catalogs.

Jack White’s catalog sale to Sony Music shows the power of owning your masters. Morrissey’s proposed Smiths deal may not match up.

Reports last month suggested superstar artist The Weeknd was looking to raise $1 billion against his catalog. The reality is more complicated.

In the music publishers quarterly rankings for Q2 of 2025, Sony Music again sweeps the Hot 100 Songs and Top Radio Airplay charts.

Slipknot is in talks to sell its publishing and master royalties in a deal with HarbourView Equity Partners valued at around $120 million.

At Record Store Day Summer Camp, Luminate released new figures on the state of vinyl, CDs, R&B/hip-hop and Taylor Swift's dominance in physical music.

Virgin Music Group is shifting much of its physical distribution business to Alliance Entertainment's AMPED, a move welcomed by some indie labels.

Brian Wilson's music catalog is worth quite a lot. So how much money does it earn each year?

Sly Stone left behind a substantial music catalog after his death. So, how much does it earn every year?

The Round Hill Music store in Greenwich sells guitars, vinyl and more. Owner Josh Gruss talks why he opened it and creating a "welcoming" atmosphere.

Taylor Swift albums enjoy huge boost after masters purchasing news breaks.

This Music Biz 2025 roundup covers award winners and panel recaps from this year's conference.

Music Biz 2025 hosted a panel on indie music retail. Here's a recap, which includes talk of data, an increasingly young customer base and more.

The Music Biz conference will return to Atlanta in 2026, president Portia Sabin revealed to attendees.

As Music Biz 2025 hits Atlanta, president Portia Sabin outlines a conference agenda packed with AI innovation, inclusivity and global collaboration.