Travis Scott In The News

Patrick Moxey’s Ultra International rebrands as Payday Music Publishing following Sony legal dispute

Moxey was handed 180 days to make a name-change following court decision

Sabrina Carpenter named ‘icon’ for Fortnite Festival Season 8

Carpenter joins other artists who have been featured as “icons” on Fortnite including The Weeknd, Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish and Metallica

Analysis Interviews

Riot Games, Epic Games, and Tuned Global on the future of music in gaming

Gaming continues to be a big opportunity for music rightsholders.

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Sony generated $2.70 billion from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q4, as ATEEZ topped firm’s global sales chart

Sony’s global music rights operation – across recorded music and music publishing – generated USD $2.70 billion in the three months to end of December 2024. That’s according to MBW’s calculations based on Sony Group Corp’s calendar Q4 2024 (fiscal Q3) results, as announced by the Japanese firm today (February 13). The $2.70 billion figure … Continued

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Travis Scott named top artist-songwriter in Q3 2024; Mike Dean claims title of top non-performing songwriter on NMPA’s Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications)

The National Music Publishers Association (NMPA) has revealed the top songwriters in the US for the third quarter of 2024

Analysis News

From Blackstone’s Citrin Cooperman acquisition to Travis Scott’s alleged copyright infringement… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…

Analysis News

Travis Scott, SZA, Future sued for alleged copyright infringement over 2023 hit ‘Telekinesis’

Victory Boyd claims they ripped off her song 'Like The Way It Sounds' to create their 2023 hit, 'Telekinesis'.

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Kevin Shivers, James Rubin and Cristina Baxter join Wasserman Music’s leadership team

Execs join Wasserman Music from WME