News Vivendi to sell See Tickets and festival business to live music giant CTS Eventim See Tickets sold about 44 million tickets in 2023, according to Vivendi
News Dua Lipa’s media and management company Radical22 inks ‘one-of-a-kind’ global admin deal with Warner Chappell Music Company includes publishing and production arms and the Service95 Platform
News Only 1 of the Top 20 best-selling albums globally last year WASN’T by a K-Pop act The only non-Korean artist present in the Top 20 was Taylor Swift, with 1989 (Taylor’s Version)
Analysis News As Universal’s standoff with TikTok rolls on, UMG inks new deal with Spotify including ‘social tools’, video elements According to the companies, they will collaborate on "new promotional and social tools" for UMG artists on the Spotify platform.
Analysis News Rapper Trefuego used an unlicensed sample in his TikTok hit 90mh. Now the court is making him pay over $800,000 in damages to Sony Music. Sony Music’s lawsuit accused Trefuego of “flagrant and deliberate infringement”
News Primary Wave Music bolsters sync team with new hire and promotions Company hiredJulianne Wilson as Senior Director, Creative Sync, and promotes Peter Kurczaba and Derek Pierce to new roles
Analysis News The MLC has distributed over $2bn to songwriters and publishers since 2021 Nashville-headquartered organization just reached a significant milestone
News Jordan Rakei named first ever ‘Artist In Residence’ at London’s Abbey Road Studios The role is the first in a series of new ‘in residence’ appointments
Interviews Weverse boss Joon Choi: ‘The potential for growth in the superfan business is limitless.’ MBW speaks in depth to the leader of HYBE's much talked about superfan platform
News Universal Music invests in ‘superfan’ platform Weverse, as it strikes new 10-year agreement with HYBE HYBE has struck an expanded long-term agreement with Universal Music Group
Analysis News US recorded music industry revenues hit $17.1 billion in 2023 The RIAA reports that on a retail basis, recorded music revenues in the US grew 8% YoY in 2023
News Warner has 13 days to submit a binding offer for Believe, as French company agrees to let WMG peruse its ‘data room’ This is the latest twist in an ongoing corporate saga
News Adriana Ramos named Managing Director, Brazil at Universal Music Publishing Group Ramos replaces longtime Brazil MD Marcelo Falcao
News Tracy Chan, ex-Chief Content Officer at SoundCloud, joins AI music company Splash as Chief Executive Officer Chan joined SoundCloud in 2022 and exited his role as CCO at the platform this month (March)
News Music-making platform BandLab surpasses 100 million users App has grown by 40 million users since January 2023