Analysis News After 10 long years, the handcuffs are coming off Universal Music Group in Europe. In 2012, the European Commission banned UMG from making a wide range of deals in Europe. That ban just expired.
News Triller secures $310 million investment ahead of planned Q4 IPO The big money keeps on moving in the music industry...
News BMG just booked out one of Germany’s most prestigious theaters every night till the end of 2024 Today's news comes two years after BMG bought a majority stake in local live music promoter, Undercover
Analysis J.P. Morgan just wrote a glowing endorsement of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Here’s why. The investment giant just gave a thundering vote of confidence in HSF's business, following a recent flurry of business media scrutiny
News Amy Thomson leaving full-time role at Hipgnosis; Merck Mercuriadis pays tribute to ‘fearless’ exec, who will remain a consultant to company Thomson joined Hipgnosis two years ago following a highly successful stint in artist management
News Sony Music catalog pulled from Resso, TikTok’s sister subscription platform Sources suggest Sony Music rejected commercial terms offered by platform
News Robert Kyncl now a very real candidate to become the new CEO of Warner Music Group, say MBW sources It's not a done deal yet, we hear. But as one source put it "this could now really happen, and it could happen soon – things are moving fast".
Analysis News Steve Cooper: Warner Music is becoming less financially dependent on superstar artists – and wants to see ‘regular’ streaming price rises Outgoing Warner boss tackled streaming price rises and more at Goldman Sachs event this week
Interviews Concord turned down a $5bn+ acquisition offer. It explains why – and where it’s going next. Concord CEO, Scott Pascucci, and President, Bob Valentine, map out an "aggressive" next five years for the US company
Analysis News YouTube says it paid the music industry over $6bn in the past year – with around $2bn coming from UGC Right now, YouTube and Spotify appear to be keeping pace with one another
News From Kobalt’s sale, to Sony Music’s Russian exit: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest music biz news stories of the week, all in one place
News The Kobalt sale: 3 takeaways from the music industry’s biggest story of the moment Willard Ahdritz and Laurent Hubert on the future for Kobalt... under new ownership
News Kobalt Music Group sold to US-based private equity firm Francisco Partners FP will own 90% of Kobalt, say MBW sources, with a minority stake taken by Matt Pincus' new vehicle
News UK-based 3tone Music Group raises $50m from Carlton James Group Bristol, UK-headquartered 3tone offers digital distribution for independent artists to multiple streaming platforms, making it a rival to the likes of TuneCore
Analysis News Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square: Universal Music Group can grow by 10%+ every year ‘for more than a decade’ Report from Pershing Square makes bullish observation on UMG's future