News Martijn Tel appointed Chief Financial Officer of BMI 'Martijn’s wealth of experience, particularly working with companies with ambitious growth plans, makes him a perfect fit for BMI now,' said BMI President & CEO Mike O’Neill
News Sabrina Carpenter co-writer John Ryan signs global publishing deal with Warner Chappell John Ryan co-wrote and produced six songs on Carpenter's album Short n’ Sweet, which debuted at No.1 in the US this week
News BMG faces lawsuit in the US for alleged patent infringement Lawsuit filed against BMG by obscure company called Muvox LLC
News David Driessen promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Downtown Music He will continue to report to CEO of Downtown Music, Pieter van Rijn
News Saudi Arabia’s XP Music Futures launches Artist Management Bootcamp The 2024 edition of XP Music Futures returns to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from December 5-7
News Oasis ticket sale furore prompts ‘Dynamic pricing’ probe in the UK Tickets went on sale for the recently announced 2025 reunion tour of British rock band Oasis on Saturday (August 31)
News Warner Music Brazil restructures, with Tatiana Cantinho named General Manager and Mariana Frensel appointed Director of Marketing Changes have been designed to "turbocharge" company's presence across a range of the country’s domestic genres
Interviews ‘Japan’s UGC monetization is starting late but growing rapidly.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Alan Swarts, CEO of Orfium Japan
Analysis News Paid streaming subscriptions grew just 2.7% YoY in the US in H1 2024 – but overall market revenue topped $8.6bn The RIAA has published its new midyear report for the United States
News Bill Ackman unworried by Universal Music Group subscription revenue blip Wall Street analysts were disappointed that UMG's subscription streaming revenues 'only' grew 6.9% YoY in the quarter
News The Other Songs partners with Universal Music Publishing Group; signs global deal with British singer/songwriter Bruno Major Bruno Major named as the 'first marquee signing' via the new arrangement with UMPG
News ADA inks global distribution deal with FTS Global Management Led by Travis Wilson, label boasts major talent including The Game, Eric Bellinger, and Konshens
News Over half of TikTok’s biggest global tracks of the summer are independently distributed On Monday (August 19), TikTok revealed its Top 10 Songs of the Summer for the US and globally
News Nichal Sethi promoted to Head of SoundOn EMEA; Toyin Mustapha steps up to Head of Music Partnerships for UK, Ireland and SSA at TikTok TikTok promotes execs to key roles covering the UK & Ireland, EMEA, and SSA regions
News Global streams of anime music have soared 395% on Spotify since 2021 Spotify reveals Anime music stats and partners with Sony-owned Anime platform Crunchyroll