News Simon Cowell teams with TikTok, Universal Music Group to launch music-making online ‘talent show’ StemDrop will see artists making their own tracks using stems from a Max Martin-penned single
Analysis News Why the music industry is headed for a tussle with TikTok over royalties New financial data and comments from Sir Lucian Grainge suggest that tension is mounting over TikTok's payouts to the music industry
News Voly Group hires Henry Featherstone from Investec as Head of Treasury Sales Voly works with artist management companies, live music promoters, tour managers and business managers, amongst other sectors
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Julie Greenwald The Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Music Group on the songs that have soundtracked, and changed, her life
Interviews News Music catalog acquisitions cooling down? Not at Primary Wave: ‘We’ve never been busier.’ MBW breaks down Primary Wave's new deal – and gets answers from Larry Mestel
News Magic Star, led by MD Will Speer, becomes The Orchard’s global kids and family music brand Originally launched in 2019 by Sony Music Entertainment UK, Magic Star developed music and strategy for celebrated family brands L.O.L. Surprise!, The Rainbow Collections, YolanDa Brown, and more
Analysis News Positive sign for music publishing’s health, as UK collection society PRS announces its biggest payout in 108 years A GBP £211 million royalty distribution to PRS's members represented an 18% year-over-year increase of £32.5 million, said the org
News Spotify, BandLab, YouTube Music and more to speak at Music Tectonics conference in Los Angeles later this month Fourth annual edition of Santa Monica-based conference kicks off on October 25
Analysis News It’s happened: 100,000 tracks are now being uploaded to streaming services like Spotify each day Figure confirmed by both Universal and Warner bosses – but who, exactly, is it benefitting?
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