Analysis News Is the slowdown in big-money music catalog deals officially over? Moves from Hipgnosis, Shamrock, Primary Wave, and a big brewing Michael Jackson story have all pumped excitement into 2023's M&A narrative
News Robert Kyncl and Luz Avila Kyncl pledge 5 more years of scholarship support for underrepresented STEM students at SUNY New Paltz In the past, 16 students have benefited from Kyncl Scholarship at New York educational institution
News Spotify now has an activist shareholder with a history of pushing for price rises ValueAct took a position in the New York Times last year
Interviews TikTok, indie tracks, AI, and tech-driven ‘efficiencies’: Robert Kyncl’s first earnings call at WMG wasn’t short on punchiness MBW digests the new Warner boss's first-ever earnings call
Interviews Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘Everyone that works for me has to be able to count, and they have to be able to say no.’ Universal boss sits down for a discussion with Bill Ackman at Pershing Square's investor day
News Concord has a new CEO, as Bob Valentine succeeds Scott Pascucci in management transition News follows a similar shake-up at BMG
News Major record company market share on Spotify fell again in 2022, as indie tracks flooded the service Companies including TuneCore and parent Believe are eating into market share that was traditionally held by larger companies
News Milk & Honey and Reservoir’s Award Season party draws top artists, songwriters, and executives in Los Angeles Top music creators, executives, and entrepreneurs attend packed party in Hollywood
News Michelle Jubelirer premieres new-look Capitol Music Group at Town Hall event – including the return of Motown Los Angeles showcase saw performances from artists including Ice Spice and Niall Horan
News Utopia CEO exits company in management shake-up; Roberto Neri named CEO of Music Services division Company founder takes up additional responsibility as it searches for a new CEO
Analysis News Spotify wants 50 million creators on its platform by 2030. BandLab already has 60 million. And wait until you read how many tracks are being made on the Singapore-headquartered platform each month...
News Thomas Coesfeld: ‘I am determined BMG will grow even bigger and more successful under my leadership.’ Hartwig Masuch and Coesfeld pay tribute to one another in memos sent to BMG staff
News Hartwig Masuch to step down as BMG CEO, succeeded by Thomas Coesfeld Coesfeld joined BMG as CFO in April 2021
Analysis News Over-spending and under-pricing: Spotify’s commercial missteps have come back to haunt it. A close look at some of the factors that led Daniel Ek to slash 500 jobs from his worldwide headcount this week
News Spotify to slash over 500 jobs worldwide, as Dawn Ostroff exits streaming platform Alex Norström, currently Chief Freemium Business Officer, and Gustav Söderström, currently Chief Research & Development Officer, upped to co-Presidents