News ‘An Ed Sheeran stream is not worth the same as a stream of rain falling on a roof’: Robert Kyncl says music streaming payout and pricing models must, and will, change Warner Music Group boss presses his message, says WMG's licensing agreements with Spotify et al will not be the same in future
News Warner Music Group grows revenues 4.6% YoY in calendar Q1; recorded music streaming revenue rises 2.2% YoY Warner's major recorded music sellers in the quarter included Michael Bublé, Ed Sheeran, Linkin Park, Zach Bryan and Dua Lipa
News Lauren Wirtzer-Seawood, SoundCloud’s Chief Content and Marketing Officer, exits company Wirtzer-Seawood joined SoundCloud in June 2021, hired by then-CEO, Michael Weismann
News Warner Music Group CEO Robert Kyncl to give commencement speech at SUNY New Paltz later this month Kyncl will also receive an honorary doctorate of humane letters degree, the highest form of recognition offered by the State University of New York
Interviews BMG’s Hartwig Masuch and Thomas Coesfeld on hits, efficiency – and spending $400m on catalog acquisitions in 2022 BMG's current CEO and its incoming CEO both sit down with MBW to discuss the company's ambitions
Analysis The Boomy/Spotify streaming fraud debacle proves ‘pro-rata’ must go – urgently. Is that the kind of music business you signed up for? Because it's the one you've got.
News TikTok sister music app Resso shuts down free tier, goes subscription-only Today's news comes eight months after another major music streaming service in India, Gaana, shut down its free tier
Analysis Sony generated $2.18bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1, up 9.7% YoY SZA's SOS was Sony Music Entertainment's biggest-selling project globally in the quarter
News Val Blavatnik joins Warner Music Group board, succeeding Alex Blavatnik Since 2021, Val Blavatnik has served on the investment team at LionTree, focused on the media and technology industries
News Triller to pay Sony Music $4.57m as video platform admits liability for breached licensing deal Sony says: "Prompt entry of judgment is needed to protect against any further dissipation of Triller’s assets or, worse still, a bankruptcy filing."
Analysis Universal Music Group: Yes, ripping off Drake’s voice for that AI track was illegal – and we’re certain of it. Sir Lucian Grainge and Michael Nash couldn't be more unequivocal: The rash of copycat AI voices, they say, is 'clearly illegal'
Analysis Bill Ackman thinks there’s a lot of growth ahead for Universal Music Group. These analysts agree. Ahead of Universal's Q1 results tomorrow, a number of Wall Street watchers are reiterating their faith in music's biggest company
News Less than 2 years after closing a $12m funding round, livestreaming platform Mandolin shutters Mandolin was named the most innovative music company in the world by Fast Company in 2022
News Universal Music Group responds to ‘fake Drake’ AI track: Streaming platforms have ‘a fundamental responsibility to prevent the use of their services in ways that harm artists’ UMG calls on streaming services to choose the right 'side of history'
News This AI Drake rip-off already has 250,000 plays on Spotify. How will the music industry respond? Ghostwriter's heart on my sleeve is bound to ignite intra-industry music biz tensions this week