https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/avex-buys-85-percent-s10-entertainment https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/10/avex-buys-85-percent-s10-entertainment Avex has raised its stake in Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment to 85%, trade press report, with a path to full ownership. The real story is the playbook. A Japanese company is buying a US manager's relationships to get its own acts heard abroad, and S10's clients now have a manager owned by a label, publisher and live business. Thu, 01 Oct 2026 04:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryartist-managementavexj-popacquisitions https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/06/anime-japan-music-export-iris-out-ado https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/06/anime-japan-music-export-iris-out-ado Kenshi Yonezu's anime film theme "IRIS OUT" topped Billboard JAPAN's first-half 2026 chart after reaching No. 5 on the Billboard Global 200, the highest yet for a Japanese-language song. Japan's trade ministry puts the music industry's 2024 overseas income at ¥72.58bn, and most of the money it can trace arrives as streams, not sync fees. The lesson for artists anywhere is that a placement is where discovery starts, and the money comes later. Fri, 05 Jun 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers industryjapanj-popanimesyncstreamingtouring