News Firebird takes flight, acquiring a stake in Red Light Management – with more deals on the way Nat Zilkha and Nathan Hubbard are the co-founders of acquisitive, Raine-backed venture, say MBW sources
News Can you feel the love tonight? Spotify and fellow music streamers strike agreement with publishers for 15.35% go-forward royalty rate in the US. NMPA, DiMA and songwriter group NSAI send joint proposal to CRB – and avoid a costly legal war
News Concord is at the bidding table for Pink Floyd’s catalog bundle (which doesn’t include music publishing rights) US-based company is back on the acquisition trail after buying Native Tongue and HitCo
Analysis News Utopia is raising €300 million in a Series C round that would value its company at €2.5bn. But what’s it building? A deep dive into one of the most intriguing companies operating around and within the modern music business
Analysis News Triller, which has raised $300m to date, is being sued by Sony Music for non-payment of ‘millions of dollars’ Triller just raised more funds, pushed back its IPO (again)... and has been hit by a major lawsuit by SME
Analysis News Robert Kyncl is leaving YouTube. Expect the ‘is THIS the new CEO of Warner Music Group?’ rumor mill to gather pace. Kyncl was once very close to music business dealings as Chief Business Officer at the platform
News Uncategorized Blockchain music platform Opulous launches fund to buy copyrights The project – or Opulous Royalty Vault – operates via a new set of tokens called OVAULT.
Analysis News The US music publishing industry generated $4.7bn last year – but the record industry grew twice as fast The music publishing industry grew annual revenues by around $700m in the States last year; the record industry jumped up by $1.8 billion
News Kobalt Music Group in talks to sell majority stake to Francisco Partners, say MBW sources Francisco Partners acquired a majority stake in Native Instruments earlier this year
News Ben Katovsky joins Hipgnosis Song Management as President and COO News comes as Hipgnosis reportedly joins race to acquire Pink Floyd's back catalog
News Need a refresher on how music publishing works? Curve just launched Royalties 101 to help. Free, downloadable guide offers comprehensive lessons on all aspects of music publishing
News Fans can now pay to access their favorite artist’s music before it’s officially released on Audiomack Platform, with around 20 million monthly users, builds on its earlier Supporters feature with new tool for artists
Analysis News Beggars Group profits jumped 55% in 2021, as US rights to Adele’s first 3 albums reverted back to XL Recordings UK-based company turned over GBP £80 million last year
Analysis News Lamont Dozier: Universal Music Group, Motown, Hipgnosis, Sony Music Publishing pay tribute Major music industry names pay tribute to one of the greatest songwriters to emerge from the original Motown era
News Germany’s music publishing landscape transforms via €10m+ acquisition: Roba teams with fund to buy GERIG Deal includes many evergreen in the German market, plus carnival, pop hits and more