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Baltimore's 8x10 plans an October reopening, a Fort Worth club survived on a $20,000 JAMBALOO grant, and San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill set a closing date — the year's venue map in three stories.
The sample-platform giant acquired the British orchestral library maker for $50 million, folding premium instruments into an AI-assisted creation stack aimed at a $7 billion software sector.
Spotify says it paid the music industry more than $11 billion in 2025 while raising US prices again — and the fight over how that pool gets divided is accelerating.
Sony Music Publishing's agreement for Recognition Music Group's 45,000-song catalog and Warner's $1.2 billion Bain Capital vehicle define a year in which catalogs became infrastructure.
The concert giant posted $3.8 billion in first-quarter revenue with 24 million fans through the gates, but a $450 million legal accrual pushed the quarter to an operating loss.
Hangout, Summer Camp and a lengthening list of regional festivals pulled their 2026 editions as costs outran ticket sales, while Coachella's sold bill shows the split market.
The February 1 ceremony crowned Bad Bunny's Debí Tirar Más Fotos as Album of the Year while Kendrick Lamar collected five awards, a night that confirmed the Academy's global turn.
Sabrina Carpenter, Justin Bieber, Karol G and Anyma top the April bill announced September 15, 2025, with Karol G becoming the festival's first Latina headliner.
Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan and Future rotated through the top of the Billboard 200 in a single month, per Luminate's year-end data showing US streams at 1.5 trillion.
The Recording Academy's November reveal put Kendrick Lamar on top with nine nominations, ahead of Lady Gaga's seven, and opened voting to Latin Grammy members for the first time.