Billboard rounds up the year's biggest developments to date across all sectors of the industry.
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At the halfway mark of 2026, the music business is finally catching its breath after a whirlwind first six months that saw some major deals, major mergers, major legal decisions and major shakeups in all facets of the industry. We’ve seen the biggest concert promoter in the business being dealt a serious blow from the courts; two significant independent companies joining forces to create a new major player in the record business; the formation of a $7 billion publishing giant as big assets change hands; a scandal rock one of the industry’s most influential talent agencies that will see it come under new ownership; and some dealmaking that has shaken up a technological landscape which is continuously in flux.
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