News Victoria Oakley appointed CEO of IFPI Oakley will join IFPI in June from global strategic communications and advocacy consultancy, Portland
Interviews ‘India’s streaming market is on the cusp of a digital boom with unprecedented opportunity.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Kumar Taurani, Chairman and Managing Director of India's Tips Industries
News Warner Music Group launches Warner Music South Asia, led by Jay Mehta New entity covers WMG’s recorded music operations in Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka
News Having spent over $200m on catalogs to date, South Korea’s Beyond Music eyes Latin Music market with Yandel music rights deal Latin Music star Yandel strikes music rights deal with Beyond Music
Analysis News Spotify plans to let subscribers speed up songs – and pay rightsholders when those modified tracks are streamed (report) Spotify is working on new features to let its subcribers speed up and slow down songs, according to a report from the WSJ
Analysis News Amapiano and Afrobeats videos saw nearly 4 billion global views on Vevo in 2023 Music video network Vevo recorded a 56% YoY increase in viewership of Afrobeats and Amapiano videos globally in 2023
Interviews ‘If an artist is as singular as we think they are, ultimately, they’ll be heard. It’s about having faith in both the spirit and commitment of the artists.’ In this rare interview, Nonesuch Records President David Bither discusses the label's 60th anniversary, signing decisions, The Black Keys' new album Ohio Players and more
News BLACKPINK member LISA and her company LLOUD Co. strike partnership with RCA Records Artist to release new solo music via RCA, and according to the label, will 'have full ownership of all her recordings'
News B2B music streaming service Soundtrack Your Brand releases an AI Playlist Generator for business Company raised $15 million in a pre-growth round in June 2023
News After its acquisition by Chartmetric, artist tool Onesheet officially launches out of beta Platform allows artists and managers to create digital one-sheets “in seconds”
News German collection society GEMA’s revenues rose 8.4% YoY to $1.38bn in 2023 GEMA to distribute $1.17bn to its members and rightsholders worldwide
Interviews ‘The physical music revolution of some years ago has proven to be more than a flash in the pan.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Karen Emanuel, Founder and CEO of UK-headquartered design agency and music manufacturer Key Production
News Pieter van Rijn named CEO of Downtown Music Holdings’ global services unit Downtown Music, as division ‘completes integration strategy’ with merger of CD Baby operations 'This is an extraordinary time for Downtown Music as we enter this next phase as a fully unified operating company,' said van Rijn
News Changes to Spotify’s royalty model, including the 1,000 annual streams royalty policy, are officially live as of April 1 Changes to the way Spotify calculates recorded royalties go live on the platform as of Monday, April 1
News Billie Eilish, Metro Boomin, and more tell tech platforms: Stop using AI to ‘infringe upon and devalue the rights of human artists’ More than 200 artists sign open letter calling on music platforms and tech companies to agree to AI pledge