Music Biz Keeps Moving: Catalog Money Flows to MENA, Live Nation Eyes Prague

Influence Media just put cash into a catalog buyer focused on the Middle East and North Africa — a sign that music money knows where growth is heading. MENA's been sleeping on the global radar for too long, and now the suits are waking up to it.

Meanwhile, Live Nation's making plays in Prague, Triangle Group locked down $15 million in Singapore for live entertainment, and Ticketmaster grabbed a ticketing platform in Uruguay. It's the usual chess moves: consolidation, geographic expansion, and making sure every ticket on Earth runs through someone's system.

The Real Story

What this tells you is simple: the music industry isn't betting on one market anymore. They're spreading catalog investments into emerging regions, doubling down on live events everywhere, and making sure their infrastructure reaches the next generation of fans. It's not flashy or controversial — just capital finding gaps and filling them. The unsexy work that actually keeps the industry moving.

Read the full story at Billboard → https://www.billboard.com/lists/influence-media-invests-mena-music-catalog-buyer-deals/