Analysis News As landmark AI Act passes EU parliament vote, rightsholders urge ‘meaningful and effective’ enforcement of copyright Some legal analysts say the law contains ambiguities on the issue of copyrighted materials being used to train AI
Analysis News Global consumption of music from India soared 2,000% in 5 years on Spotify Spotify has been operating in India for five years
News TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature expands to Brazil and Indonesia, where its Spotify rival TikTok Music is available Rollout marks the first time the tool has launched in a country where TikTok Music is available
News Because Music boss Emmanuel de Buretel sides with Universal in TikTok dispute, laments ‘platform that feeds on artistic creation by destroying it’ Music industry veteran argues that the platform can't 'do without' music
News Bill that could ban TikTok in US moves forward, as Biden says he will support it Bill is headed for a full House vote this week
Analysis News From Warner’s potential bid for Believe to the unveiling of Interscope Capitol Labels Group… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
News Warner Music South East Europe acquires minority stake in Slovenian indie label NIKA NIKA was the first private sector music label and distributor in what would become the former Yugoslavia
News US lawmakers introduce bill forcing ByteDance to divest TikTok, or be banned from app stores The White House reportedly welcomes the bill, but wants to be sure it's on solid legal ground
Analysis Universal Music Group’s recent batch of international deals highlight 5 global trends to watch in 2024 From Latin Music to a booming Chinese market, these are the trends to watch out for in 2024.
News Lisa Li appointed Managing Director of Warner Chappell China; Mar Ma named Director, A&R Li will spearhead WCM’s operations in China, Warner Chappell said in an announcement on Wednesday
News Personalized music for games company Reactional Music inks deals with Cherry Red and Hopeless Records Reactional is developing technology to enable in-game music purchases and personalized video game soundtracks
Analysis News Apple fined nearly $2bn in EU over ‘abusive’ app store rules for music streaming services – and it could potentially be on the hook for more damages Apple plans to appeal the decision
Analysis News From Universal Music’s cost-saving ‘redesign’ to Warner’s superfan app… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
News Warner expands distribution deal with India’s Tips Industries, amid ongoing South Asian music boom Warner's new deal with Tips will include the Indian film production and music company's entire repertoire
News NetEase Cloud Music reports first-ever full-year net profit as paid music subscribers jump 15.3% to 44.1m Revenues from music services umped 17.6% year-over-year in 2023, the company said in its latest earnings report