Interviews Oscar Höglund talks Epidemic Sound’s revenue growth and vast reach: ‘We get roughly 3bn daily views. That’s 20 Super Bowls per day, 365 days per year.’ MBW's World Leaders series meets Oscar Höglund, CEO of Epidemic Sound
News India’s Tips Music generated $9.1m in calendar Q1 as EBITDA grew 24% YoY Tips' operating EBITDA grew 24% YoY in calendar Q1 to reach USD $4.3m
News Universal Music Group Nashville rebrands as Music Corporation of America Mike Harris to Lead as President & CEO, and Dave Cobb as Chief Creative Officer
Interviews ‘If everybody’s running one way, you can’t be running the same way. You don’t need to be the 20th version of something.’ MBW’s partnership with the brilliant Did Ya Know? podcast continues with Adrian Sykes in conversation with RCA UK Co-President Stacey Tang…
News Spanish society SGAE distributed $378m to its members in 2024, as annual collections reached record $422m SGAE reports highest annual revenues in 125-year history
News Hannah Thompson-Waitt promoted to SVP, Commercial Strategy, at Virgin Music Group Exec previously served as Vice President of Commercial Strategy
News Meta launches Edits, a rival to TikTok parent-owned CapCut, with plans for expanded music options, including ‘royalty-free’ App is available on both iOS and Android
News Cookie giant Crumbl, reportedly eyeing $2bn sale, sued by Warner Music Group over ‘massive scale’ copyright infringement in TikTok posts WMG has sued US cookie chain Crumbl, alleging that it built its business through “blatant, willful, and repeated copyright infringement.”
Analysis News Tencent Music lets musicians generate AI tracks and send them directly to streaming app QQ Music TME's ESG report explains how the firm's AI capabilities have been expanded across the business
News Nicole George-Middleton promoted to EVP & Head of Creative Membership at ASCAP Most recently, George-Middleton held the positions of SVP of Membership as well as Executive Director of The ASCAP Foundation
Analysis ‘Any proposal to soften the UK’s position on copyright is taking away an artist’s right to build a sustainable career out of their work.’ The following MBW op/ed comes from Camilla Waite, General Counsel, PPL.
News Diplo signs worldwide admin deal with Warner Chappell Music "The Warner Chappell team is uniquely set up to address my many endeavors and projects," Diplo said
News Rachel Tregenza and Charlotte Allan appointed to senior Communications and Policy roles at Universal Music UK Both Tregenza and Allan will report into Tom Williams SVP, Communications & Policy (UMUK & Global)
Interviews ‘My interest is purely about what’s right for the artist… who also happens to be my daughter.’ Dugi Lipa is the manager (and father) of Dua Lipa, one of the most successful global pop stars of recent years. His own story is pretty incredible in its own right...