News Nick Barr named Vice President, A&R and Creative Strategy at Island Records Barr will play a key role in signing new talent, while bringing his marketing, digital, and creative strategy to the label
News Madelaine Napoleone joins Warner Music Canada as VP, Marketing Napoleone joins from Universal Music Canada, where she worked for nearly 18 years
News After raising $122m, mobile ticketing platform DICE expands into Germany DICE recently raised up to $122 million in Series C funding
Analysis Blog Music streaming has a ‘tsundoku’ problem London-based music industry journalist Eamonn Forde on the future of music streaming's subscription model
Interviews ‘Music has always been my safe haven, it kept me off the streets and it kept me dreaming big.’ Swizz Beatz discusses growing up in the South Bronx, his approach to production, working with artists and much more besides.
News Music Web3 startup Highlight raises $11m from backers including Three Six Zero, WME Highlight aims to let anyone mint NFTs with no technical knowledge required
News Warner buys minority stake in Poland-based hip-hop concert promoter BIG Idea Deal will see the companies work together to launch new festivals
News Sony Music Publishing signs deal with BTS co-writer MAX The announcement comes on the heels of the news that MAX has co-written the upcoming BTS single, Yet to Come.
Analysis News From Universal dumping DIY distribution to Zach Katz at FaZe Clan: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News After suing Google over app store rules, Epic’s Bandcamp can continue using own payment system… for now. The latest chapter in the legal battle between Epic Games and Google
News Rob Hallett’s Robomagic Live acquired by North American promoter Outback Presents Companies to work together to expand their global touring offerings
News Liz Leyva and Cristobal Brito join Saban Music Group’s Latin division Liz Leyva joins as Vice President of Latin Marketing, while Cristobal Brito is named Senior Director of Latin A&R
News Universal dumps DIY distribution, as Spinnup goes invite-only Spinnup is changing to a 'curated artist discovery and distribution platform'
News Julia Hummel named Vice President, Digital Strategy & Business Development, at Warner Music Canada Hummel will help the label’s artists leverage opportunities up in Web3
News A new independent distribution powerhouse emerges in Scandinavia, as Danmark buys Secretly Noord Secretly Distribution to become equity partner in DANMARK
News Tuned Global teams with personalized music-for-gaming firm Reactional Music, in push to help gaming sector integrate music into gameplay B2B music streaming technology firm Tuned Global strikes deal to be Reactional Music's back-end music provider
News After listing on the NASDAQ in February, Anghami posts revenues of $35.5m for 2021, up 16% YoY Anghami has published its full year financial results for 2021