Interviews ‘We want to take South Asian music to the world.’ MBW meets Ikwinder (Ikky) Singh and Ajay Charlie 'B' Saxena, Creative Director and Head of A&R, respectively, for Toronto-headquartered 91 North Records
News Deezer and DAZN strike multi-market partnership offering users access to premium music and sports content Global expansion is planned after initial launch in France, beginning with Germany, Austria and Switzerland
Analysis News Stray Kids label JYP Entertainment generated $70m in Q2, down 37% YoY JYP Entertainment has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30
News Roblox strikes deal with DistroKid – but indie artists won’t be paid any money from it Roblox revenues are forecast to hit $3.5bn across the course of this year
News Sony Music Masterworks acquires majority stake in immersive and live entertainment company, Black Sky Creative Black Sky’s recent projects include Stranger Things: The Official Store and AC/DC Official Dive Bar Takeover at the Power Trip Festival
News Iconoclast partners with Ujama Designs to acquire music rights of ‘culturally significant’ reggae artists Partnership has kicked off with a music rights deal with reggae artist, Half Pint
News Charlotte Stahl promoted to Head of Artist & Label Partnerships EMEA at TikTok The exec joined TikTok in 2020
News David Goldsen promoted to Senior Vice President, North America A&R at Warner Chappell Music A&R exec elevated to leadership role, on top of signing Zach Bryan, Mitski, Tones and I, Red Clay Strays, Laufey, Teddy Swims, and more
News Universal Music Group and Meta ink new global deal, covering Facebook, Instagram… and WhatsApp Deal also covers Meta properties including Messenger, Horizon and Threads
Analysis News As HYBE raises $80m for its gaming business, could it try to emulate Sony Corp’s cross-media strategy? New 'HYBE 2.0' global strategy could look to borrow elements of Sony's longstanding multi-divisional structure
News Alix Kram appointed Head of Marketing at Universal Music Publishing Group in new global role Kram is a former Netflix and Warner Music Group exec
News Música Mexicana superstar Peso Pluma’s Double P Records strikes global deal with Downtown Music Publishing The deal will also include administration for Peso Pluma’s own publishing interests
Analysis News Warner Music Group generated $1.55bn in calendar Q2; subscription streaming revenues rose 13.7% YoY Warner Music Group has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024 (calendar Q2 – the company’s fiscal Q3)
News The MLC partners with Beatdapp for streaming fraud detection services Beatdapp announced a $17m funding round in January
News Believe fully acquires Doğan Music Company, claimed to be Turkey’s largest independent label, after buying remaining 40% stake for $42m Believe struck an initial deal with DMC in 2020 to acquire a 60% stake in the label