News Warner Chappell launches Limited Edition Music partnership to sign alternative rock, pop, and country songwriters Greg Sowders, WCM’s SVP of A&R and Catalog to lead Limited Edition Music alongside former WCM A&R executive, Marc Wilson
News From Believe’s $800m in annual revenues to HYBE ending its SM Entertainment takeover bid… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days
Analysis News In a shock move, Meta has pulled music by Italian songwriters from its platforms. Is this connected to Mark Zuckerberg’s ‘Year of Efficiency’? A mega dispute is brewing in Italy between music publishers and Mark Zuckerberg's Meta
Analysis News France is ‘struggling’ to reach the paid subscription levels of other major music markets. Is TikTok partly to blame? SNEP report highlights slowdown in subscription streaming growth in key global territory
News Global recorded music revenues reached $31.2bn in 2022, but YoY growth slowed ‘significantly’ (report) Midia estimates highlight a slowdown in recorded music growth last year
News Catalina Santa Peña named Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music Colombia Exec replaces Daniel Mora, who was recently named as the new Managing Director of Warner Music Andes
News Iconoclast acquires music publishing catalog of Lady Gaga co-writer and producer Nick Monson Monson co-wrote and produced Lady Gaga’s third album Artpop
Analysis News Believe generated $800m in annual revenues in 2022, up 31.8% YoY Company's full-year financial results were published on Wednesday, March 15
Interviews Avex Inc. CEO Katsumi Kuroiwa on Japan, the modern music business, and global expansion MBW's World Leaders Series interviews Katsumi Kuroiwa, President and CEO of Japan's Avex Group
News Universal confirms partnership with Deezer to explore new streaming model Partnership follows UMG alliance with TIDAL announced in Janauary
News SESAC Music Group acquires distribution and content delivery platform AudioSalad AudioSalad has over 16 million audio and video assets under management
News Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to lay off 10,000 more employees in company’s ‘Year of Efficiency’ News was shared by Meta's founder and CEO in a letter to staff on Tuesday, March 14
Analysis News HYBE’s not the only K-pop giant eyeing the US: SM Entertainment plans $150m Stateside acquisition to speed up global expansion Over the weekend, HYBE officially ceased its attempt to acquire a 40% stake in SM Entertainment.
Interviews News Warner Chappell expands JV with Sweden-based Lilly Raye Music, strikes new partnerships with Tommy Brown, Parx Publishing Lilly Raye Music is a management company and publisher founded by US music executive Edward Matthew
News Having already spent $100m on music rights, Pythagoras buys Barton Music publishing catalog, including songs performed by Frank Sinatra Pythagoras Music Fund buys publishing rights of Barton Music and its affiliated catalogs