News $500m-backed Litmus Music launches to buy publishing and recording rights Music industry veterans Hank Forsyth and Dan McCarroll team with Carlyle Global Credit to launch venture
News Frédéric Voillemot promoted to CFO and EVP of Business Development for Africa, Middle East & Asia (AMEA) at Universal Music Group Voillemot previously served as UMG’s Senior Vice President of Corporate Development & Strategy
News Elena Awbrey named Executive Manager at YMU Music in the US Awbrey was an independent artist manager before joining YMU
News Geoff Taylor to step down as CEO of UK record label trade body BPI Exec to stay on until early 2023 while the organization recruits for a successor
Interviews ‘We have a deep sense of who the artist is and how to support them.’ MBW interviews Capitol Christian Music Group Co-Presidents Brad O’Donnell and Hudson Plachy
Analysis News HYBE revenues soar 83.8% to $391m in Q2… despite BTS hiatus announcement K-pop giant HYBE publishes its financial results for Q2 2022
News Cinq Music parent buys NGL Collective to create ‘largest 100% Latino-focused digital-first Latinx media powerhouse in the US’ GoDigital has acquired NGL Collective with the backing of MEP Capital, a media and entertainment-focused investment firm
News SoundCloud slashes a fifth of its global workforce, blaming ‘challenging economic climate’ News comes fives years after SoundCloud's last widespread cut of staff
News Annie Aberle promoted to Vice President, A&R at PULSE Music Group Aberle was previously Senior Creative Director, PULSE Music Group
News Piracy tracking startup MUSO raises $3.9m from Puma Private Equity MUSO reports to have seen a 25% increase in general digital piracy year-on-year
News Matt Gralen named Chief Financial Officer at Beatport Exec most recently served as EVP of Corporate Development at UnitedMasters
News Kyle Elwin appointed People and Culture Lead at Merlin 'The opportunity to help nurture the people and culture at Merlin is an incredible opportunity,' said Elwin
Analysis News Is old music really exploding on TikTok, or has our definition of ‘catalog’ become outdated? New Chartmetric report shines a light on relevant data within much-discussed industry issue
News After raising $37m in January, Symphonic Distribution buys marketing agency, Streaming Promotions Founded in 2015, Streaming Promotions is based in Nashville
News Quincy Jones-backed NFT platform OneOf closes $8m funding round New capital brings OneOf’s total funding to over $72m to date