Primary Wave is in advanced talks to acquire Kobalt Music Group. MBW understands that Larry Mestel -led Primary Wave is among ...

Primary Wave is nearing a deal to acquire Kobalt in a transaction potentially topping $1 billion, creating one of the largest music rights companies.

The Pokémon Company has announced the next generation of Pokémon games for Nintendo Switch 2, to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

Britney Spears has sold her ownership stake in her recorded music and publishing catalog to independent publisher Primary Wave The deal was finalized on December 30, 2025, and includes era-defining ...

Britney Spears has sold her song catalog and an unclear number of other rights to Primary Wave, two sources confirm to Variety. Reps for both Spears and Primary Wave declined Variety‘s requests for ...

The Pokemon Company has marked 30 years of the Pokemon franchise with a Pokemon Presents video presentation. In the video, the Japanese gaming company.

Here’s a look at several developments taking shape along East Riverside Drive, including a new live music venue that will ...

Britney Spears has sold the rights to her music catalog, Us Weekly can confirm. Spears, 44, reached an agreement with Primary Wave, a music publishing company founded by executive Lawrence Mestel in ...

Shows by La Arrolladora Banda el Limón and Pancho Barraza were also affected.

From the ‘Say No to Suno’ campaign to GoldState securing ‘significant’ investment from Bridgepoint… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up This week, a coalition of artist representatives published an open letter ...

Afrobeats star Tiwa Savage has partnered with Berklee College of Music for a new foundation developing the next wave of African artists.