Analysis News Latin music generated $627m in US recorded music revenues in H1 2023 – up 14.8% YoY Latin music’s share of overall US recorded music revenues reached 7.5% in the first half of 2023, according to RIAA's Mid-Year 2023 Latin Music Report
Uncategorized K-Pop stars NewJeans to perform anthem for 2023 League of Legends World Championship Previous artists to have performed the anthem include Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X
News Live Nation scraps artist merch fees at its US club venues as part of new ‘On the Road Again’ program Live Nation will also pay artists an extra $1,500 per show to cover fuel and travel expenses
Analysis News Spotify develops AI-powered voice cloning tool that can translate podcasts into multiple languages The new AI tool can translate podcasts into additional languages, all in the podcaster’s own voice
News From BTS renewing their HYBE contracts to Deezer raising its prices again… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
Interviews ‘Companies overlook niche markets. That is something we are starting to change.’ ONErpm's Martin Price on the independent company's global expansion...
Analysis News TikTok generated over $2bn in the UK and Europe last year – more than doubling YoY A new annual filing, reviewed by Music Business Worldwide, reveals how platform's business performed in multiple key markets.
News Robbie Williams to make ‘metaverse debut’ in LightCycle, a new AI-powered ‘hyper-realistic virtual city’ built with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 Platform aims to become "the go-to destination for art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property and retail".
News Pieter van Rijn joins the Board of Directors at Downtown Music Holdings Exec is President of the group’s business and professional services division, Downtown Music
Interviews News As Rema crosses 1bn Spotify streams, Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy says there’s ‘no ceiling for what he can go on to achieve’ Mavin Records founder Don Jazzy on his predictions for Afrobeats and for Rema following his new streaming milestone...
Analysis News BTS renew contracts with K-pop giant HYBE HYBE revealed the news in a regulatory filing on Wednesday (September 20)
News Influence Media, in partnership with Warner Chappell Music, acquires publishing catalog of songwriter Jesse Frasure Influence Media Partners is a US-based music and rights company founded in 2019 and led by Lylette Pizarro, Lynn Hazan, Rene McLean, and Jon Jashni
News Concord buys again as it swoops for Mojo Music & Media’s catalog of more than 30,000 songs The catalog includes the works of the bands REO Speedwagon, KISS, and Cheap Trick
News Bryan Castellani appointed Chief Financial Officer for Warner Music Group Exec has spent more than two decades at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as CFO for Disney Entertainment & ESPN
News Rachel Jacobson appointed Senior Vice President, Creative Sync at Warner Chappell Music Exec previously served as Head of Sync and Artist Relations for the Paris-based Because Music Group