News Songtradr acquires Pretzel, which provides DMCA-proof music for Twitch and YouTube livestreamers It's Songtradr's third acquisition in the past six months alone
News Why are Paul McCartney, Led Zeppelin, Sting, Chris Martin and Stevie Nicks demanding the UK government ‘fixes streaming’? Page and Plant reunited at last... in letter calling for 50% of 'lean back' streaming royalties to be paid direct to artists
News Universal Music Group launches Tuff Gong Collective joint venture with Cedella Marley Partnership encompasses new film and television projects, as well as recorded music from artists signed through the JV
News Primary Wave buys catalog of Madonna collaborator Patrick Leonard in ‘multi-million-dollar deal’ Deal includes publishing and recorded music catalogs, as well as his master royalties as a producer
Interviews ‘I want to create a frictionless music business where people actually get paid.’ Grammy-nominated producer and Ariana Grande collaborator Tommy Brown discusses how he approaches production, the best advice he’s been given, and why he thinks the music business needs a long overdue update
News Ian Holder promoted to SVP, Creative at Sony Music Publishing Holder joined Sony from BMI in 2017, having signed the likes of Post Malone and Frank Ocean to PRO
News Are virtual fitness instructors becoming music’s newest influencers? Panel of leading industry experts throws up key talking points for the intersection of music x fitness
News Warner Music Asia inks exclusive deal with Esports Player League (ESPL) Deal will allow ESPL to embed Warner Music songs into its platform
News TuneCore launches operations in Southeast Asia, headed up by Cyrus Chen Platform is now present in 14 countries on 4 continents
Analysis Blog The music industry must respond to the greatest challenge humanity faces. Introducing EarthPercent. This MBW op/ed comes from Mike Smith, Global President of Downtown Music Publishing
News Italy’s Artist First buys stake in live music company Colorsound Agency Colorsound was founded over 40 years ago in Milan
News Triari ‘Ari’ Senawirawan named Managing Director of Warner Music Indonesia Current MD Toto Widjojo is stepping down at the end of April
News SXSW is now 50% owned by Rolling Stone and Billboard parent (and MBW investor) P-MRC Austin conference and festival will return for an in-person event in March 2022
News From Reservoir’s $788m valuation to Spotify and Warner’s canoodling: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News Poo Bear inks JV with Def Jam for his label Bearthday Music He has amassed nearly 300 major songwriting and production credits