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
News Molly Neuman appointed President of Downtown Music-owned CD Baby Industry veteran to lead Downtown Music's direct-to-creator businesses CD Baby and Soundrop
News Sony, Universal, Warner and Merlin strike music licensing deals with Twitch for DJ livestreams New deals do not apply to other uses of music on the platform such as VODs, Clips, and Highlights
News Warner Music Group poaches Goldman Sachs’ Michael Ryan-Southern to lead global M&A Widely respected finance executive to join WMG
News Sony Music Entertainment strikes JV with D36 to break South Asian Music globally D36 provides a platform to aspiring musicians from South Asia and its diaspora