Analysis News The MLC has distributed $1 billion to songwriters to date Organization directly distributed more than $532.3 million in royalties to its members in 2022
News Abbey Road’s free ‘Equalise’ Festival returns for fourth year London’s Abbey Road Studios announces the return of its annual Abbey Road Equalise festival on Saturday, March 4, to coincide with International Women’s Day
News From HYBE’s stake in SM Entertainment to Live Nation’s $9.6bn investment in artists… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Analysis News Bad Bunny’s Un Verano Sin Ti was the biggest album in the world in 2022 IFPI's Global Album Award for 2022
Analysis News Is Live Nation ‘the largest financial supporter’ of artists? Concerts giant spent $9.6bn putting on shows in 2022 Company files financial results for Q4 and the full year ended December 31, 2022
Analysis News NetEase Cloud Music now counts over 611,000 registered independent artists NCM had 38.3 million monthly paying users at the end of 2022
Analysis News European Commission bans staff from using TikTok on work devices The European Union's executive arm has banned its staff from using TikTok on their work phones over cyber security concerns
Analysis News As It Was by Harry Styles was the biggest single globally in 2022, according to the IFPI Styles' As It Was wins IFPI’s Global Single Award for 2022
News Music industry veteran Robin Godfrey-Cass joins Primary Wave to focus on catalog acquisitions from ‘iconic’ songwriters Exec's experience in the music industry spans over 40 years
News HYBE says it ‘can stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the world’s major record labels’ as it secures stake in rival SM Entertainment HYBE completes deal to acquire 14.8% stake in rival SM Entertainment
News Spotify just launched a personalized ‘DJ’ powered by Generative and Voice AI SPOT uses 'dynamic AI voice platform' from its acquisition of London-based Voice startup Sonantic
News Stacey Tang and Glyn Aikins named Co-Presidents of Sony Music’s RCA UK Both executives will report into Jason Iley, Chairman and CEO, Sony Music UK & Ireland
Analysis News After buying BandCamp, Epic Games pushes indie artists to millions of Fortnite players in curated radio station Epic Games acquired Bandcamp in March 2022
News Reservoir acquires catalog of saxophonist and jazz icon Sonny Rollins Company acquires Rollins' publishing and recorded rights
News Marcus Wise named Chief Executive Officer for Europe at Wise Music Group He was previously Global Head of Media