News NetEase Cloud Music ‘expands K-Pop portfolio’ with YG Entertainment licensing deal YG's roster includes K-Pop groups such as BIGBANG and BLACKPINK
Interviews ‘There’s no better feeling than seeing your friends do well.’ Golden Boy Entertainment founder Terry Appiasei is the manager behind UK rap star Tion Wayne, who scored his (and drill’s) first UK No.1 in 2021 with Body, and has kept succeeding ever since.
Analysis News Universal’s virtual band KINGSHIP just sold out its entire collection of 5,000 NFT ‘Key Cards’ KINGSHIP's members include four Bored Ape Yacht Club NFTs
News BMG acquires Jean-Michel Jarre’s entire music publishing catalog Acquisition is the biggest single deal ever struck by BMG in France
News AMRA expands digital licensing reach into Canada The addition of Canada as a territory for AMRA only affects digital mechanical rights
Analysis News Amuse, now majority-owned by the UK’s Bridford Group, posts 61.5% revenue growth in 2021 In addition to growing its revenue last year, the firm also managed to reduce its operating loss by a third
Interviews ‘Latin music has gone mainstream in the US and is having a huge creative and commercial impact.’ Alejandro Duque, President of Warner Music Latin America, discusses the future of the business
News YouTube strikes partnership with Shopify, as platform expands e-commerce tools for creators All eligible creators can now access live shopping features
News BMG acquires music interests of Scottish rock band Simple Minds BMG says that the deal marks its eighth acquisition in the UK this year
News Believe CEO accuses major record companies of lobbying streaming platforms to lower royalty rates for DIY artists Majors are pressuring the likes of Spotify to give superstars better rates, says French exec – and he doesn't love it
News Sony Music Publishing signs Danger Mouse to global deal Danger Mouse is a Grammy award-winning artist, songwriter, producer, and composer
News African Music service Mdundo reached 20.3m Monthly Active Users last month, up 74% since June 2021 Mdundo's biggest country for Monthly Active Users is Nigeria, with a total of 4.9m
News Sony Music enters exclusive partnership with Egypt’s Craft Media to ‘sign Arabic superstars’ Craft Media was founded by prominent Arabic producer Hamdy Badr
Analysis News From Hipgnosis Songs Fund’s financial results to HYBE’s Disney deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up… The big stories from the past week
News Aaron ‘Dash’ Sherrod named President of Urban A&R at Geffen Records He most recently served as Senior Vice President of A&R at RCA Records