News BTS to fulfill mandatory military service in South Korea and ‘reconvene’ in 2025 Oldest member of the group, Jin, will be the first to initiate the process
Analysis News From TikTok parent’s music streaming plans to Latin Music’s $510m US revenues in H1… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News Petter Walther Walthinsen promoted to Head of A&R for Warner Chappell Music Nordics Walthinsen originally joined the company in 2018 as Senior A&R Manager of Warner Chappell Music Norway
Analysis News France’s record business grew 8.2% to €364m in H1, but growth slowed in the world’s fifth largest music market France-based industry body SNEP publishes market's H1 results
Analysis Interviews ‘Short-form video has changed the way music is performed, shared, and enjoyed. Competition for eyeballs is fierce.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Sherry Tan, Managing Director of Warner Music China
News The exec who built Spotify For Artists just launched… SoundCloud For Artists Repost artist services platform renamed 'SoundCloud for Artists'
News Hipgnosis strikes partnership with Songclip, a tech platform for integrating licensed music in apps Songclip claims to be the world’s only patented music clip company
News Eldridge and LVRN Management invest in Fan engagement startup Laylo, bringing total funds raised to over $8m Round also included participation from Third Prime Ventures, LVRN Management and Jonathan Strauss (Create Music Group)
News Muddy Waters Estate signs global admin deal with Sony Music Publishing Catalog includes iconic hits such as Mannish Boy and Rollin’ Stone
News After scrapping sale plans, BMI transitions to a for-profit business model 'Our move to for-profit gives us more financial flexibility and makes us nimbler to do what we need to do,' says BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill
News Julie Greenwald promoted to Chairman & CEO of newly-created Atlantic Music Group Atlantic Music Group sits above both Atlantic Records and 300 Elektra Entertainment
News Lily Golightly joins Verve Label Group as Senior Vice President of Publicity Exec will oversee US communications for imprints including Verve Records, Impulse!, Verve Forecast, Decca Records US, and others
Analysis News African music service Mdundo’s monthly active users reach 21.5m, up 107% YoY Mdundo has published its quarterly report for calendar Q3 2022
News Warner Music acquires stake in Serbian record label, Mascom Records Company acts as Warner Music’s local distributor
Analysis News With revenues of $510m in H1, Latin Music is still on course to generate $1 billion in the US this year According to new mid-year data released by the RIAA, on a retail basis, Latin Music revenues grew 23% in the US in H1 2022