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The 10 Biggest Music Business Deals of 2025: Taylor Swift’s Masters, ABS Billions & More

Taylor Swift buying back her masters, billion-dollar asset-backed securities pacts and a major Live Nation acquisition highlight a year's worth of big deals.

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ARIA Awards 2025 Report ‘Record Year'

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YouTube’s Lizzie Dickson on Championing British Music After Banner Year: ‘Authenticity Is What Cuts Through’

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Ju Haknyeon on THE BOYZ Dismissal & Label’s $5.5M Lawsuit Against Him: ‘It Would Be the End of My Life’

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Billboard Global Excl. US

1

The Fate Of Ophelia

Taylor Swift

2

Golden

HUNTR/X: EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI

3

Ordinary

Alex Warren

Emerging Artists

1

Hudson Westbrook

2

Max McNown

3

Cain Walker

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DO IT (EP)

Stray Kids

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Wicked: For Good (Soundtrack)

Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande & Various Artists

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One More Time (EP)

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Music streams and sales in the U.S. weekly totals, according to Luminate.

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