News Label and music services company !K7 achieves B Corp certification B Corp certification is an official recognition given to companies that meet strict criteria for social and environmental responsibility
News A2IM CEO Dr. Richard James Burgess to step down after 10 years The Board of Directors has initiated a search for his successor
Analysis News Robert Kyncl turns up heat on PRO metadata matching, and other things we learned from his NMPA keynote in New York Warner boss was grilled by NMPA chief, David Israelite, at New York event this week
News The Circuit Group launches Label Services division with key hires; Appoints Chief Strategy Officer Company was launched in 2023 with plans to acquire stakes in song catalogs
Analysis News Music Publishers file complaint with US Federal Trade Commission against Spotify over audiobook bundle NMPA has also referred the matter to the state attorneys general in Tennessee, New York, California, Colorado, Georgia, Connecticut, Illinois, Washington DC, North Carolina and Oregon
News Thomas Coesfeld talks BMG’s ‘unique offering’ and having ‘the financial power of a major’ at Music Investor Conference in New York BMG CEO participated in a keynote fireside chat at the Second Annual Music Investor Conference hosted by NMPA boss David Israelite
News Ariana Grande to join superfan platform Weverse; artist to continue business partnership with HYBE Grande and HYBE America, led by CEO Scooter Braun, will be 'continuing their long-standing partnership'
News BMG enters into worldwide deal with Republic Records for new Jelly Roll album Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Jelly Roll has extended his current label partnership with BBR Music Group
News Meta renews licensing deal with Merlin for independent music across Instagram, Facebook and Messenger Merlin claims to represent 15% of the recorded music market
Interviews Breakr, a Nas-backed startup with $9m raised to date, wants to ‘democratize’ music marketing with its AI-driven tech platform Breakr provides software and infrastructure for labels and artists to connect directly with influencers.
News Saudi Arabia’s MDLBEAST launches music publishing arm MDLBEAST Publishing says it will be working with Sentric to provide global support beyond the MENA region
News Spotify to launch pricier Premium music tier that includes high-fidelity audio (report) New tier will cost "at least $5 more per month", Bloomberg reports
Interviews Meet Kyogu Lee, President of Supertone – the voice cloning AI company acquired by HYBE for $32m MBW’s World Leaders series meets Kyogu Lee, President of HYBE-owned voice AI company Supertone
Analysis News TuneCore has paid out over $4 billion to self-releasing artists to date TuneCore has paid out around $1 billion since December 2022
News Patch Culbertson promoted to EVP / GM at Big Loud Records Culbertson becomes the company's first-ever Executive Vice President