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# Last week’s top Music Business News
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/last-weeks-top-music-business-news-free/
- Published: 2024-12-21T15:54:00.000Z
- Updated: 2024-12-22T13:24:07.000Z
- Description: A busy week by any definition and music business news was no exception, with moves to reform concert ticketing in turmoil, UMG buying indie powerhouses Downtown and CD Baby, TikTok’s end in the U.S approaching, and more…
- Author: Alana Bonilla
- Tags: Music Business, music, music industry, musician, musicians, rewind, top news, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 11:15

A busy week by any definition and music business news was no exception, with moves to reform concert ticketing in turmoil, UMG buying indie powerhouses Downtown and CD Baby, TikTok’s end in the U.S approaching, and more…

Last week’s top Music Business News

- [**Ticketing in turmoil as Congress, Live Nation send mixed messages**](https://www.hypebot.com/ticketing-in-turmoil-as-congress-live-nation-send-mixed-messages/)
- [**Indies sound alarm after UMG Downtown and PIAS acquisitions**](https://www.hypebot.com/indies-sound-alarm-after-umg-downtown-and-pias-acquisitions/)
- [**TikTok Supreme Court appeal unlikely to succeed as 1/19 deadline looms**](https://www.hypebot.com/tiktok-supreme-court-appeal-unlikely-to-succeed-as-1-19-deadline-looms/)
- [**Building Trust in Music Investments: The SongVest Approach**](https://www.hypebot.com/building-trust-in-music-investments-the-songvest-appraoch/)
- [**What Do Christmas Songs Earn in Royalties?**](https://www.hypebot.com/what-do-christmas-songs-earn-in-royalties/)