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
Analysis News TikTok ups max video length to 10 minutes. Should YouTube be worried? TikTok reportedly generated $4 billion in ad revenues in 2021, and wants to triple that in 2022
Analysis Snoop Dogg is building a crypto empire, one NFT at a time MBW chronicles Calvin Broadus Jr's impressive foray into the NFT space, and the rewards he's reaping
News Mushroom Group launches talent management division Mushroom Management Division will be spearheaded by long-term Mushroom team member Sarah Donelly
News Neil Diamond sells complete song catalog and all master recordings to Universal Agreement encompasses hits such as Sweet Caroline, Red Red Wine, Solitary Man, Cracklin’ Rosie
News From HYBE’s $1bn revenues to Warner’s $750m BlackRock fund: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News David K. Dormon appointed General Counsel at Downtown Music Holdings He replaces Peter Rosenthal
News Sony Music Publishing enters partnership with Vertical Rights Vertical Rights is the publishing arm of Lateral Management, which operates out of London, Stockholm and Los Angeles
News Spotify’s Director, Global Head of International Licensing exits, joins YouTube Music as Managing Director, APAC Veteran music executive Paul Smith joins YouTube Music
News ‘The two year wait for artists and fans is over,’ says Live Nation boss Michael Rapino, as firm posts $6.3bn revenues for 2021 Concert giant Live Nation Entertainment has published its financial results for Q4 (ended December 31) and full year 2021.
News Utopia acquires the UK’s Absolute Label Services Absolute will continue to service its existing customer base as part of Utopia