Interviews 22,100 artists generated over $50k on Spotify last year. The company argues that ‘way more artists are generating meaningful money now than in any previous era of the music industry’. MBW interviews Charlie Hellman, Spotify's Global Head of Music Vertical
News Tyla producer Sammy SoSo hit with lawsuit over Grammy-winning hit ‘Water’ Lawsuit was filed by Olmo Zucca and Jackson LoMastro
News GetReal Security raises $17.5m to combat AI deepfakes GetReal says it 'specializes in the detection and mitigation of malicious generative AI threats'
News Japan’s Teichiku Entertainment, with global ambitions for J-Pop, strikes ‘comprehensive’ deal with Believe to distribute its music worldwide Believe will distribute Teichiku’s entire catalog locally and globally
News Chappell Roan producer Daniel Nigro’s Amusement Records to operate as ‘central label venture’ within Universal as part of expanded partnership with UMG Amusement to operate as a "central label venture" within UMG
News Music publishers ‘remain very confident’ of winning Anthropic case and will ‘vigorously pursue’ monetary damages 'This case remains vital to protecting creators from the wholesale theft of their copyrighted works by Anthropic and other AI companies.'
News What the RIAA, NMPA and other music organizations want from Donald Trump’s AI Action Plan Key suggestions from a joint AI Action Plan submission from 10 music industry bodies
Interviews ‘Stem is now the most well-funded, well-supported independent player in the distribution space.’ Concord's Tom Becci and Stem's Milana Lewis discuss the strategic thinking behind Concord's acquisition of the Los Angeles-based distribution platform
News Brandon Silverstein named CEO of Avex Music Group as Japanese entertainment giant acquires S10 Music Publishing and increases stake in S10 Management Tokyo-headquartered Avex is making a big push in the United States
News Napster acquired in $207m deal by $12.25bn-valued tech startup Infinite Reality Acquisition arrives a few weeks after Infinite Reality closed a $3 billion round of funding
News Confirmed: Concord acquires Stem Concord has, as expected, fully acquired Los Angeles-based music distribution platform Stem
News Confirmed: Primary Wave acquires stake in Biggie Smalls catalog in deal valuing artist’s estate at $200m The WSJ reports that Biggie Smalls' mother Voletta Wallace approved the deal shortly before her death last month
News Warner’s ADA acquires music accounting tech platform RSDL.io Platform provides automated accounting tools
Interviews Andrew Klippel on Ourness, Royel Otis, and the ‘golden age’ of the music business MBW's Trailblazers series meets Andrew Klippel, co-founder of Australia-born music company Ourness
Analysis News Global recorded music revenues hit $29.6bn in 2024, up 4.8% YoY; users of paid music subscriptions reach 752m Mexico has overtaken Australia to become the World's tenth-largest recorded music market.