04/28/2026
🚨NEW SERIES: MCS&V MUSIC INDUSTRY NEWS🚨
The music business moves fast…fast enough that if I had the authority, I’d have Donald Passman updating a new volume of “All You Need to Know About the Music Business” like it’s a downloadable software; new edition every quarter, maybe monthly…push notifications if necessary.
Since that seems unlikely, I’ll be here translating the chaos.
This new series breaks down the headlines, power moves, mergers, mess, and money moves into the actual need-to-know knows for artists, managers, labels, and anyone trying to keep up. Real music industry news, broken down with context you can actually use.
April 28, 2026 | BMG & CONCORD TO OFFICIALLY MERGE
The old music business keeps changing shape. BMG + Concord merging isn’t just corporate news, it’s a power move. The line between “major” and “independent” keeps blurring, and artists now have another serious option with scale, capital, and global reach which means: leverage is shifting.
Follow for digestible music business and industry news…with context!
Sources: Music Business Worldwide, Bloomberg, Hits Daily Double