Analysis News Maneskin might be the music industry story of 2021… but they just split from their manager Maneskin now count over 29m monthly listeners on Spotify
News Indie labels loathe Spotify’s Discovery Mode – but DIY giants are loving it Believe and TuneCore have been testing Spotify's Discovery Mode tool
News Tuned Global inks deal with Silicon Valley and Hong Kong-based social media app LYKA to power its new music streaming feature LYKA has 6 million users
News Songtradr establishes Global Creative division led by Amanda Schupf John Butler also appointed Head of Music Programming and Curation
News Nas’s Mass Appeal hires Jessica Rivera as General Manager, Music and Jenya Meggs as Senior Vice President of Content Execs will work closely with CEO Peter Bittenbender and co-founder, Hip Hop legend Nas
News Pitbull becomes stakeholder in Peloton rival Echelon Grammy-winning artist will also release a new song for the brand
News Atlantic Records UK inks joint-venture with Ireland’s Trust It Entertainment Trust It Entertainment was founded by Solomon Adesiyan in 2016
News Tencent ups investment in Spotify rival Gaana, as music streaming service raises $40m in new debt financing News follows previous raise from Tencent in September 2020
News Dan Goldberg, SVP of Warner Music Artist Services, to exit WMG after 12 years Goldberg has served as SVP of WMAS since March 2014
News NLE Choppa sued by Atlanta rapper Kilo Ali for alleged copyright infringement Warner Music Group, Alien Records and several others are also named in the suit
News Reservoir acquires catalog of legendary rock producer Tom Werman Deal for 100% of Werman’s producer rights includes the hit Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison
News From Sony’s nine-figure label buy to Songtradr’s $50m fund raise: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News Manuel Martos appointed General Manager of Virgin Music Label & Artist Services in Spain Manuel Martos has served as Universal Music Spain’s Artistic Director since 2017
News UK live music industry sues British government 'Without immediate government intervention, the festival industry is on the brink of collapse.'