Analysis News TuneCore has paid out $3bn to self-releasing artists to date TuneCore reported further that its music publishing division has paid artists close to $90 million to date
News [PIAS] to distribute Universal-owned Spinefarm Records as part of companies’ global alliance Label will be distributed worldwide basis through the [PIAS] services division [Integral]
News Dirty Hit extends global distribution deal with Ingrooves Music Group Dirty Hit is behind artists such as The 1975, Wolf Alice, Pale Waves
News K-Pop promoter Powerhouse, which has worked with BTS, BLACKPINK and MONSTA X, strikes strategic partnership with AEG Presents Company produced 15 shows for BTS’ 2018 Love Yourself US Tour in 2018
News Peter Frampton music interests acquired by BMG Peter Frampton is a Grammy award-winning, multi-Platinum-selling singer-songwriter
News Shilpa Das joins AVEX USA as VP, Head of Publishing & Label Administration Das joins Avex USA after eleven years with Reach Music Publishing
News Silvia Montello appointed CEO of the UK’s Association of Independent Music Montello replaces Paul Pacifico
News BMG acquires music interests of ‘Driving Home For Christmas’ singer-songwriter Chris Rea Deal includes his royalty interests in 17 studio albums
News SoundCloud enters artist development JV with Kei Henderson’s Third & Hayden SoundCloud says this new JV is part of its 'roster' business
News Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster over The Eras Tour presale Lawsuit alleges that 'Ticketmaster intentionally and knowingly allowed scalpers and bots access' to the presale
News Warner’s WMX expands into connected-TV space with three music channels on Roku Channel The new are channels are WMX Pop, WMX Rock, and WMX Hip-Hop
Analysis News From Bad Bunny’s 18.5bn Spotify streams to Universal acquiring a 49% stake in [PIAS]… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News Now Triller says it’s exploring revenue share deals with major labels (while being sued by Sony) Triller spokesperson responds to news of labels' music being removed from service and reveals revenue share plans
Analysis News In 2021, Bad Bunny was the world’s biggest artist on Spotify with 9bn streams. This year, he doubled that tally. Bad Bunny received more than 18.5 billion streams this year
Analysis News Music audio streams just crossed the 1 trillion mark for the first time ever in a single year in the US US market monitor Luminate reports total US music streams figure for 2022