BBC music stations see ratings drop in 2025 Q4 figures

RAJAR has reported its quarterly radio listening figures for the Q4 period of 2025. It was a tricky quarter for BBC music stations with BBC Radio 6 Music, in particular, seeing a big drop in ratings. Weekly audience reach for the country’s biggest digital station was down 14% year-on-year at ...

Avex Music Group targets global growth as deal with The Orchard is announced

With hit LPs for Lily Allen & Louis Tomlinson, Jamie Nelson talks building BMG's contemporary roster

Wan Yin Koh appointed as Warner Chappell VP of digital business development for Asia Pacific

Sony Music revenue up 13% in Q4

Bayes Business School opens 2026 Executive Master's applications to music business leaders and entrepreneurs

Sponsor content created with Bayes Business School The music industry now operates across multiple revenue streams, platforms and rights environments. Rapid technological change, the rise of AI, ...

LabelWorx launches music publishing division

LabelWorx, which provides global distribution and label services for electronic music, has launched its publishing division. The move expands the LabelWorx infrastructure to include publishing administration and ...

Loyle Carner signs publishing deal with BMG

BMG has signed Loyle Carner to an exclusive global publishing agreement. The deal includes the majority of Carner’s songwriting catalogue, including tracks from his 2025 release Hopefully!.

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