Music Business News: Japan News BABYMETAL ink global deal with Capitol Records, becoming the ‘first Japanese artist to sign a frontline deal with the label’ The group will release new album METAL FORTH, globally via Capitol Records on June 13 News Japan’s Teichiku Entertainment, with global ambitions for J-Pop, strikes ‘comprehensive’ deal with Believe to distribute its music worldwide Believe will distribute Teichiku’s entire catalog locally and globally News Brandon Silverstein named CEO of Avex Music Group as Japanese entertainment giant acquires S10 Music Publishing and increases stake in S10 Management Tokyo-headquartered Avex is making a big push in the United States Analysis News 11 quick (and important) takeaways from IFPI’s Global Music Report 2025 The IFPI Global Music Report 2025 reveals a music industry continuing to grow – while facing new challenges and opportunities Analysis News Global recorded music revenues hit $29.6bn in 2024, up 4.8% YoY; users of paid music subscriptions reach 752m Mexico has overtaken Australia to become the World's tenth-largest recorded music market. News Asia-focused fund blackx partners with Japan’s ASOBISYSTEM to expand J-pop globally Investment firm blackx partners with Japanese talent management company News Sony Music Publishing Japan launches NFTs for soon-to-disband J-pop group Sandal Telephone Sony also disclosed plans for NFT distributions through Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Sony Music Entertainment France Analysis On… Universal’s Asian Adventure MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music ComeOn written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories.1 2 … 33 Next
News BABYMETAL ink global deal with Capitol Records, becoming the ‘first Japanese artist to sign a frontline deal with the label’ The group will release new album METAL FORTH, globally via Capitol Records on June 13
News Japan’s Teichiku Entertainment, with global ambitions for J-Pop, strikes ‘comprehensive’ deal with Believe to distribute its music worldwide Believe will distribute Teichiku’s entire catalog locally and globally
News Brandon Silverstein named CEO of Avex Music Group as Japanese entertainment giant acquires S10 Music Publishing and increases stake in S10 Management Tokyo-headquartered Avex is making a big push in the United States
Analysis News 11 quick (and important) takeaways from IFPI’s Global Music Report 2025 The IFPI Global Music Report 2025 reveals a music industry continuing to grow – while facing new challenges and opportunities
Analysis News Global recorded music revenues hit $29.6bn in 2024, up 4.8% YoY; users of paid music subscriptions reach 752m Mexico has overtaken Australia to become the World's tenth-largest recorded music market.
News Asia-focused fund blackx partners with Japan’s ASOBISYSTEM to expand J-pop globally Investment firm blackx partners with Japanese talent management company
News Sony Music Publishing Japan launches NFTs for soon-to-disband J-pop group Sandal Telephone Sony also disclosed plans for NFT distributions through Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan and Sony Music Entertainment France
Analysis On… Universal’s Asian Adventure MBW Reacts is a series of analytical commentaries from Music ComeOn written in response to major recent entertainment events or news stories.
