News Sony Music Publishing promotes ZaZa Kazadi to Senior Director, A&R, UK & Europe The promotion will see Kazadi focus on Hip Hop, Rap, R&B and Afro genres.
Interviews Chord Music Partners’ John Chapman on the next wave of capital heading for music rights Alongside Sam Hendel, Chapman runs Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family
News After selling Taylor Swift her masters, Shamrock closes new $813M fund – targeting rights including music Shamrock's Content Strategy has grown to more than $3.3 billion in AUM across equity and debt products over the past decade
News Spotify extends ‘Verified’ badges to podcasts, further cracking down on AI impersonators Data from Podcast Index suggests that AI-generated shows now account for more than a third of new podcast feeds.
News After two rejected arrest warrant bids, Seoul police review whether to try again with HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk (Reports) Seoul police said they would analyze the reasons behind the prosecution's decision before determining their next steps.
News Cameron Hoy promoted to CEO at TEG; Brad Banducci steps down after just over a year Hoy joined TEG subsidiary Ticketek Australia in 2007 and rose to the Managing Director role in 2015.
News YG Plus renews domestic distribution deal with HYBE, extending eight-year partnership YG Plus will continue to handle the domestic distribution of albums and digital music content for HYBE artists including BTS and SEVENTEEN.
News Saregama MD calls for DSPs to assign ‘no value’ to AI-generated music Vikram Mehra acknowledged that AI-generated music is present across streaming services – but argued it is failing to find an audience.
News FUGA renews global distribution partnership with Insomniac Music Group Downtown Music-owned FUGA first struck its partnership with Insomniac Music Group in November 2022.
News Evan Whikehart named General Manager, North America at IDOL, as Paris-headquartered indie says its annual revenue topped $50m globally last year Whikehart joins from Secretly Distribution
News Japan’s Avex sees music segment revenues grow 6.8% YoY to $810M in latest fiscal year, as firm’s overall revenues rise 11.3% YoY to $971M Live entertainment was the primary growth driver, supported by arena-scale touring activity and expanding international fan engagement.
News Sony Music Publishing UK signs songwriter and producer MNEK to global deal The deal covers future works written by the London and LA-based hitmaker
News Suno sued by Poseidon Wave Media, an entity behind indie duo The American Dollar, claiming it ‘nearly eliminated’ their licensing revenue The duo alleges that Suno has reduced their licensing revenue by nearly 80% since the AI company launched its service.
News Three Six Zero launches sports management division in partnership with Florian Schroeder’s PRJCT:A Florian Schroeder brings a roster of athletes including Chelsea and England defender Reece James and Australia international Sam Kerr.
Analysis Understanding production agreements in the music industry The following MBW op/ed comes from Manatt's Suna Izgi and Jordan Bromley
News BMI to acquire Soundmouse from Orfium to build ‘largest and most comprehensive’ global cue sheet database The deal is expected to close mid-2026.
News After raising $5M, Adobe-backed Tamber officially launches its AI music-making platform The suite is powered by what Tamber calls “sonic intelligence” – a set of tools designed to work alongside artists.
News Warner Music Korea strikes strategic global partnership with indie label and management firm FeelGHood Music to represent Korean star BIBI BIBI has surpassed one billion streams in the past 12 months and has over 4 million monthly listeners on Spotify.