News From Spotify’s $1bn share buyback to Downtown’s big change: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest music biz headlines of the week - and why they matter
News Spotify is ready to buy back $1bn in stock from shareholders Does Spotify think the market is currently undervaluing its stock?
News SESAC acquires royalty collection platform Audiam from SOCAN Move brings Audiam and Harry Fox Agency under one roof in the US
News David Orleans, ‘godfather’ of ADA, becoming Chairman Emeritus of Warner company Orleans will move into the new role on January 1, 2022
News UnitedMasters is now offering $1m advances to indie artists, plus real-time streaming royalty pay-outs Steve Stoute's company teams with beatBread and Paperchain to up its game in the world of financial tools
News Andrew Bergman named Downtown CEO, as Justin Kalifowitz becomes Executive Chairman Today, Downtown manages more than 23 million music assets on behalf of over a million artists and enterprise clients
News Reservoir generated $16.7m in calendar Q2 – and paid out $6m in songwriter royalties and publishing costs Newly-public company reveals first set of quarterly results for NASDAQ investors
News Warner Music Central Europe boss Bernd Dopp steps down after 37 years Doreen Schimk and Fabian Drebes take over at Warner Music Central Europe on October 1
News DistroKid valued at $1.3 billion after funding from Twitter investor Insight Partners DistroKid says it now has more than 2 million artists on its platform
News Republic Records China launches, as Universal expands its label operations in region Tony Wen will lead label in China, the first time Republic has launched an international division
Analysis News Warner strikes ‘monumental’ multi-year deal with Madonna: Here’s why it matters New catalog campaign will be celebrate 40th anniversary of Madonna's career in 2022
News From Bill Ackman’s Universal buy to AEG’s strict vaccine stance: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest headlines from the past five days – and why they matter
News AEG: If you’re not vaccinated, you’re not coming in "We realize that some people might look at this as a dramatic step, but it’s the right one."
Interviews ‘We always put the songwriter at the centre of everything we do – globally.’ It’s a new era for Sony Music Publishing, with a global rebrand from the historic Sony/ATV name. Here, the leaders of Sony Music Publishing UK explain why the name change is symptomatic of a wider transformation...
News Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square buys 7.1% of Universal Music Group Not the most thrilling of music industry dramas, we'll grant you