News From Hipgnosis raising $210m to Warner spending $100m: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past five days in music
News Nile Rodgers re-elected as Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Nile Rodgers has already spent three years in the role
Analysis Blog The rise of Maneskin reminds the world of the power of Eurovision – and of Italian music. "Does this signal the end of the Anglo-American dominance of popular music and a new-found pride for European countries in their domestic artists?"
News 300 Entertainment launches invite-only DIY distribution platform, Sparta 300 claims that Sparta offers "unmatched delivery speed and flexibility"
News Imran Majid and Justin Eshak appointed Co-CEOs of Island Records Eshak and Majid will join Island from Columbia Records
News ‘Loyal, passionate, hilarious’: Music biz mourns EMI’s Ashley Forbes Popular Scottish executive worked at EMI Records / Virgin Records for over 30 years
News Sony Music buys the UK’s largest independent podcast maker, Somethin’ Else “Our new global podcast division is key to our plans for a fast-paced expansion in the market, diversifying our creative abilities and providing a home for exciting content that will benefit millions of podcast-lovers around the world.”
News Loss-making Spotify commits to paying out yet more money to a new type of ‘Creator’ The Spotify Greenroom Creator Fund will pay creators on its Clubhouse rival app Greenroom
Interviews Round Hill Records buys more masters, makes new hires and opens Nashville HQ Round Hill CEO Josh Gruss and Round Hill Records President Joe Calitri tell MBW about the company's recorded music activities
News Indie artists can now get their music on Facebook and Instagram via TuneCore and Distrokid The partnership will "help artists get their music on Facebook and Instagram quickly, seamlessly and at no cost to the artists," says the company
News Sherry Tan joins Warner Music Group as its head of recorded music business in Mainland China Warner Music China is home to a variety of artists including Tia Ray, Kelly Yu, Fiona Sit, Vava and Lizzy Wang
News Darcus Beese is joining Warner Music UK, launching a new JV label with major Beese joins Warner after 13 years with Universal Music and Island Records
News Epidemic Sound Chairwoman Vania Schlogel joins Hipgnosis board as Non-Exec Director Former KKR executive and founder of Atwater Capital previously sat on the board of BMG
News DEAG and Kilimanjaro acquire British promoter UK Live Ltd News comes as UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson delays re-opening for mass gatherings until July
Analysis Blog Let’s welcome Sony’s forward-thinking move on unrecouped artists. But let’s keep going. Annabella Coldrick, the CEO of the Music Managers' Forum, on the label policy that's got the whole industry talking