News Laura Mendoza appointed Managing Director, Colombia at Sony Music Publishing Exec most recently served as Head of Label and Artist Solutions Central America, Andean & Southern Cone Region at Believe
News CTM Outlander acquires catalog of songwriter and producer Ross Copperman The agreement includes a publishing deal for his future works
News The Orchard promotes Ian Dutt to President, UK and Chris Manning to Managing Director, UK & Europe Both execs will continue reporting to Colleen Theis, President and Chief Operating Officer
News Italy-based music company Artist First launches live music division, Artist First Live Artist First Live will be headed by Alessandro Fabozzi
News Anghami could be delisted from the Nasdaq this week (or in the very near future) Anghami has received a 'delist determination letter' from the Nasdaq
Analysis News Four things we learned from Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s Q3 earnings call… that wasn’t ‘Merchants of Garbage’ From Deezer to AI and China, UMG's leadership team discussed a number of key topics for the business
News Sean Dishman promoted to Senior Director, Creative at Kobalt Exec has signed Kobalt clients including Madison Cunningham, Magdalena Bay, Cuco, Mac DeMarco, Mild High Club and more
News TikTok strikes global deal with DistroKid for indie artists to upload music to TikTok Music and CapCut The deal will see music distributed by DistroKid available across TikTok Music, CapCut, and in TikTok's Commercial Music Library
Interviews ‘AfroFuture’s vision is to bring African art, cuisine, fashion, and music to a global audience.’ MBW's Trailblazers series interviews Abdul Karim Abdullah, Co-Founder and CEO of cultural entertainment platform AfroFuture
News Personalized music for games company Reactional Music strikes deal with Defected Records Defected has licensed the masters for a selection of tracks from its wider catalog for use on Reactional’s music delivery platform and personalization engine
Analysis News Universal Music revenues hit $3bn in Q3, driven by sales from superstars like Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift Universal Music Group has published its financial results for Q3 2023
Analysis News Global songwriter royalty collections hit $11.35bn in 2022 – with Latin America revenues up 64.9% YoY Publisher and songwriter royalties collected globally grew 28% YoY in 2022
News Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo sell ‘select’ recorded music and publishing assets to HarbourView They have sold over 30 million records worldwide
News HarbourView acquires Christine McVie’s share of Fleetwood Mac recorded music royalties 'Christine is a decorated and iconic legend in the history of rock ‘n’ Roll. She is a global treasure,' said HarbourView's Sherrese Clarke Soares
News Peermusic acquires Arctic Rights Management – one of the largest independent music publishers in Norway Arctic Rights Management's catalog features over 5,000 recordings and compositions