Interviews News Troy Carter’s Venice is launching an NFT-gated members’ club – offering artist services, studios, and more Troy Carter talks about the Venice Music Collective and shares his thoughts on the future of Web3 and NFTs in the music industry
News Music Web3 startup Highlight raises $11m from backers including Three Six Zero, WME Highlight aims to let anyone mint NFTs with no technical knowledge required
News Warner buys minority stake in Poland-based hip-hop concert promoter BIG Idea Deal will see the companies work together to launch new festivals
Analysis News From Universal dumping DIY distribution to Zach Katz at FaZe Clan: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News After suing Google over app store rules, Epic’s Bandcamp can continue using own payment system… for now. The latest chapter in the legal battle between Epic Games and Google
News Universal dumps DIY distribution, as Spinnup goes invite-only Spinnup is changing to a 'curated artist discovery and distribution platform'
News A new independent distribution powerhouse emerges in Scandinavia, as Danmark buys Secretly Noord Secretly Distribution to become equity partner in DANMARK
News Tuned Global teams with personalized music-for-gaming firm Reactional Music, in push to help gaming sector integrate music into gameplay B2B music streaming technology firm Tuned Global strikes deal to be Reactional Music's back-end music provider
News After listing on the NASDAQ in February, Anghami posts revenues of $35.5m for 2021, up 16% YoY Anghami has published its full year financial results for 2021
News BMG’s latest film project is a new feature-length documentary on Marc Bolan and T. Rex U2, Elton John, David Bowie, Ringo Starr, Nick Cave, Joan Jett, and filmmaker Cameron Crowe among the cast
News Universal’s Bravado makes metaverse move with Jamiroquai partnership on The Sandbox gaming platform 'Both Bravado and Universal Music Group are excited to help fans explore the metaverse,' said Rachel Redfearn, SVP A&R and Brand Management, Bravado
News Web3 startup Medallion, led by former Songkick CEO Matt Jones, raises over $9m in seed funding round Seed round saw support from Mick Management, Mike Shinoda, Red Light Ventures and more
News Universal consolidates licensing rosters of merchandise companies Bravado and Epic Rights Lisa Streff to oversee global licensing strategies across both companies
News UK music licensing company PPL reports revenues of $347.7m for 2021, up 12% YoY £252.8m ($348m) is second highest annual revenue total for PPL
News After returning as an NFT platform, LimeWire strikes first major label deal with Universal Music Group LimeWire says UMG artists can now use its platform to sell NFTs directly to fans and collectors