Deals & Contracts·Jul 28, 2026Miley Cyrus Just Left Sony for Warner's Atlantic. That's a Roster Coup You Should Read Closely.After 13 years under Sony, Miley Cyrus signs with Atlantic ahead of her 10th album. Here's what the switch means for label prestige and pop's power balance.By The Label Report Desk
Deals & Contracts·Jul 15, 2026Too Lost's First Acquisition Lands in Brisbane, and It Tells You Where the Money Is GoingToo Lost buys Australia's GYRO.Group in its first acquisition since a nine-figure raise, betting on APAC infrastructure.By The Label Report Desk
Deals & Contracts·Jul 14, 2026Pophouse Bought Half of Iron Maiden, Including Eddie. That's the Part You Should Watch.Pophouse acquired 50% of Iron Maiden's catalog plus rights to Eddie. When a catalog fund buys a character, the competition changes.By The Label Report Desk
Deals & Contracts·Jul 8, 2026Primary Wave Just Closed the Kobalt Deal. Is a $7B 'Indie' Still Indie?Primary Wave's $1.5B Kobalt buy is done. The combined entity has the scale to fight the majors. The question is what that means for you.By The Label Report Desk
Deals & Contracts·Jul 2, 2026Japan's Legacy Catalogues Just Became Tier-1 Assets. Here's the Deal That Proved It.Exceleration and NexTone split the Ryuichi Sakamoto catalogue by geography, building a template for how Western capital finally cracks Japan.By The Label Report Desk
Deals & Contracts·Jun 29, 2026Suno's Artist Incubator Hides a Non-Disparagement Clause. Read That Before You Sign.Suno's new Spark incubator offers grants and marketing support, but buries a clause barring artists from ever publicly criticizing the company.By The Label Report Desk