News Dan Rosen named President, Records And Publishing, Australasia At Warner Music Group Company’s Australasian label chief adds publishing brief to his role
News Drake claims Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ was ‘Artificially Inflated’ by Universal Music and Spotify. UMG says allegations are ‘offensive and untrue’ Not Like Us has been nominated for five Grammys
News Fred Durst and Limp Bizkit’s $200m lawsuit over alleged unpaid royalties is ‘based on a fallacy’ says Universal Music, in motion to dismiss UMG told the court that the lawsuit "should be dismissed with prejudice"
News Brady Bedard joins Atlantic Music Group as Executive Vice President, Promotion Exec to head up promotion strategy across the Atlantic, 300, and 10K Projects labels
Interviews ‘Our global strategy for Japanese music has just begun.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Manubu Tsujino, President of Sony Music Labels, the recorded music division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan
Interviews News Johnny Marr talks artist development and the record industry’s future as he partners with Epidemic Sound Johnny Marr tells MBW about his new artist development partnership with Epidemic Sound
News Warner Music Group’s WMX named as official merch partner for Oasis Live ’25 tour WMX to handle pop-up stores, fan experiences, exclusive brand collaborations and event merchandise
News Believe unveils new leadership structure in MENA region Liliana Abudalo appointed Head of Label & Artist Solutions, MENA and Celine Hitti named Head of Artist Services, MENA
Analysis News Robert Kyncl talks streaming growth, ‘bolt-on acquisitions’, and Elliot Grainge… Everything we learned on Warner's calendar Q3 earnings call...
Analysis News Warner Music achieves fourth straight quarter of double-digit subscription streaming growth as calendar Q3 revenues hit $1.63bn Warner Music Group has published its financial results
News Warner’s ADA and regional Mexican music specialist Elegante Records ink global distribution deal Elegante's roster includes artists such as Conjunto Rienda Real, La Pócima Norteña, and Distinto Norte
News Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music acquires The Wombats publishing catalog Company has acquired the publishing rights to the band's first four albums
News Bell Partners and Larrosa form strategic alliance, backed by $350m in investments, to acquire music catalogs and companies Bell Partners was founded by veteran writer, producer and executive Hayden Bell
News Universal Music strikes ‘landmark’ strategic distribution deal with China’s Modern Sky Founded in 1997, Modern Sky is home to a roster of over 150 artists
News After raising $165m at a $1bn valuation, Create Music Group acquires UK-based label Ostereo Ostereo founder Howard Murphy to exit the company