News Imagine if the government gave record labels over $5m a year to spend on A&R. In Italy, it’s already happening. Local labels in EU country can claim nearly a million dollars of tax relief across three year period
News Christine Osazuwa joins $100m-backed Pollen as Strategy Director for Pollen Presents Major UK hire for music and experiences company
Interviews TikTok is evolving into a very different kind of music streaming giant. Ole Obermann, TikTok's Global Head of Music, discusses opportunities for artists... and a major new launch for indie acts
Analysis News Welcome to the new record business: Warner Music Group is now generating over $270m from TikTok, Peloton, Facebook and other ‘alternative’ platforms annually Steve Cooper reveals stunning stat – and MBW crunches the numbers on what it could mean
News UK government takes no legislative action following major-bashing report into music industry’s streaming economics Boris Johnson's government releases official response – and is (so far) not taking any hard action against the business
Interviews Hartwig Masuch thinks the music industry is putting too much of its money in the wrong places. The BMG boss opens up on frontline vs catalog investment, and much more
Analysis Would AWAL really have thrived had it not been sold to Sony Music? MBW crunches the numbers on AWAL, and asks if the UK competition watchdog is looking in the right direction
Analysis News David Bowie’s entire catalog is coming to Warner Music from 2023 Bowie estate strikes deal to license entirety of icon's recordings to Warner across the globe
News Believe revenues jump 30% in H1 2021 to over $300 million Believe's founder says growth "reflects our unparalleled appeal to a new generation of independent digital artists looking for go-to-market solutions and a wide range of expertise"
News SNEP snipes at Believe. Believe bites back. SNEP refuses to publish half-year data in France, blaming Believe for not contributing its figures
News Cinq Music parent GoDigital acquires music finance company Sound Royalties in ‘high eight-figure’ deal Jason Peterson's company makes major move for US-based financing company
Analysis News Drake’s Certified Lover Boy had a huge first week on Spotify… but not as big as Scorpion’s The numbers are in.... and they show Drizzy's latest LP was around 60 million streams short of his record in week one
News After selling AWAL, Kobalt pays $89m to buy back equity from shareholders Kobalt confirms to MBW that it has handed over cash from AWAL sale to some of its investors
News Milk & Honey expands into Australasia with Sydney office led by Daniel Nall Management firm adds to offices in the US, UK, and Europe as it continues global expansion