News Tom March named President of Geffen Records British exec makes move to Los Angeles to lead label at Interscope Geffen A&M
News ‘The catalog deals market in Europe will continue to accelerate.’ Hein van der Ree tells MBW about how €100m-backed Pythagoras Music Fund fits into the music rights acquisitions market...
News Warner joins $14m funding round in AI music startup LifeScore, founded by Siri co-inventor Tom Gruber Total funds raised by the company hits £12m ($15.7m)
Analysis News From Universal’s $10bn revenues to Epic Games’ Bandcamp buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News iHeartMedia’s Lisa Worden to be honored as ‘International Music Person of The Year’ at MUSEXPO Creative Summit 2022 Event set to return with its first in-person edition since 2019
News Germany’s record business generated $2bn for second straight year in 2021 BVMI reports that the German market's revenues from physical music sales and streaming generated a total of 1.96 billion euros (approximately $2.25bn), an increase of 10% year-over-year compared to 2020.
News Universal named as launch partner for new Billboard ChartStars NFT project ChartStars will be a collection of artist-focused digital artwork
News Universal expands Capitol Records into China, led by General Manager Tom Tang UMG has also launched a new standalone International division in the market
News Bandcamp acquired by Fortnite maker Epic Games Bandcamp will continue to operate as a standalone marketplace
News Dua Lipa sued for alleged copyright infringement over hit single Levitating Artikal Sound System claim Dua Lipa hit sounds 'substantially similar' to their song
News Universal and Sony spent $550m buying Bob Dylan’s music rights. Now they’re making NFTs with him. Bob Dylan's new NFT platform Snowcrash partners with Sony and Universal
News Rishi Malhotra, co-founder and former CEO of JioSaavn, joins podcast firm Luminary as CEO Dave Chappelle has also invested in Luminary
News Ultra Music Publishing inks strategic alliance with Warner Chappell Agreement will see Warner Chappell Music becoming Ultra’s sub-publisher in the UK
News Primary Wave acquires all rights of Regent Music Corporation and Jewel Music Publishing Co Deals bring to Primary Wave works of jazz giants Lionel Hampton, Thelonious Monk and Django Reinhardt
News K-pop giant SM Entertainment strikes ‘Play2Create’ NFT partnership with crypto exchange Binance SM entertainment will let fans convert content into NFTs within its so-called Play2Create ecosystem