News Warner acquires minority stake in India-based live entertainment and ticketing platform SkillBox SkillBox also runs an artist management arm, LevelHouse
News Ikenna Nwagboso, co-founder of Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa, to step down Exec to step down from his role effective January 2025
News Angie Rho appointed Senior Vice President, Global Touring at AEG Presents Rho joins the company from CAA, where she most recently served as Head of Business Affairs
Analysis News Blackstone’s Hipgnosis closes $1.47bn asset-backed securities transaction ABS deal is backed by royalties from the 45,000-song portfolio acquired in July from Hipgnosis Songs Fund‘s then-public shareholders
News Darina Connolly appointed General Manager of Warner Music’s Rhino UK Connolly was most recently Head of Music Partnerships at TikTok
News Lekeisha Irion appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Benelux Exec will be based in the company’s Amsterdam headquarters
Interviews ‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Atlanta-based artist managers and music executives Barry Johnson and Zeke Nicholson, co-founders of Sincethe80s
News Jon Platt accepts International Executive of the Year honor, pays tribute to Sony Music Publishing, the songwriting community and more at MBW’s Music Business UK Awards Yesterday evening (November 5) saw MBW's Music Business UK Awards take place in Covent Garden, celebrating the very best that the UK music biz has to offer.
Interviews Paradise Worldwide wants to help Gen AI platforms become licensed – and get rightsholders paid in the process Company claims to be the "only Independent All Rights Distributor" with its own AI department
News The Music Business UK Awards 2024: All The Winners The Music Business UK Awards took place last night (November 5) at the Grand Connaught Rooms in Covent Garden, London.
News Ed Sheeran’s speech about Max Lousada is the reason you all got into this business in the first place Max Lousada was honored with the Sir George Martin Award at MBW's Music Business UK Awards in London last night.
News Believe and TuneCore say they ‘strongly refute’ copyright infringement claims in UMG’s $500m lawsuit and ‘will fight them’ The lawsuit, filed on Monday (November 4) alleges that Believe has built its business through industrial-scale copyright infringement'
Interviews ‘Artist development is the lifeblood of the new Concord Records.’ MBW meets Concord Records Co-Presidents Margi Cheske and Mark Williams
News Shamrock Capital, the firm that bought Taylor Swift’s masters, raises $1.6bn for two new investment funds Company specializes in the media, entertainment, content, communication, sports, marketing, and education sectors
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge talks acquisition strategy, AI and converting paid streaming subscribers to superfans on Universal’s Q3 earnings call UMG published its Q3 financial results on October 31. Here's what was said on the company's Q3 earnings call...