Interviews Denis Ladegaillerie sees the future of music. It looks nothing like the past. The Believe founder and CEO on taking his company private, the industry's 'middle tier' of artists, Universal/Downtown, and more
News Inspired by Anthropic’s $1.5B book piracy payout, record labels accuse Suno of illegally ‘stream ripping’ music from YouTube The labels are now seeking statutory damages of up to $150,000 per work infringed, as well as up to $2,500 for each act of YouTube stream ripping
Analysis I despair. I desp-AI-r. MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest MBW+ Review – on Deezer, AI music, and the growing fraud problem.
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Elliot Grainge The Atlantic Music Group boss and 10K Projects founder reveals the songs that made him... him
News Nearly a third of all tracks uploaded to Deezer are now fully AI-generated, says platform Up to 70% of plays of fully AI-generated tracks have been detected as fraudulent, says service
News The Orchard launches physical distribution network, OPEN, following merger between Germany’s SPV Distribution and Membran It's understood that The Orchard and Napalm will now co-own OPEN
News Lisa Yang is leaving Goldman Sachs. We’re told she’s joining Warner Music Group. If Yang does end up at Warner, she will join another music-affiliated ex-Goldman exec in Michael Ryan-Southern
Analysis On… The China Paradox This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News beatBread CEO and co-founder Peter Sinclair dies aged 50 Sinclair passed away on Saturday (August 23) surrounded by his family in Los Angeles.
Interviews Thomas Coesfeld on BMG’s H1 2025 results, why music streaming ‘remains undervalued’, and a strategy focused on the ‘core business’ of music rights MBW quizzes Coesfeld on BMG's strategic direction, music being 'undervalued' on streaming services, and why he believes the wider music industry must do better on fair payments
News BMG’s organic revenue fell 4.4% YoY in H1 2025, as EBITDA margin jumped; underlying streaming revenue up high single-digits BMG recorded a strong EBITDA margin of 28.7% in the first half of 2025, up from 26.5% in H1 2024
News Suno argues none of the millions of tracks made on its platform ‘contain anything like a sample’ Company argues that independent artist lawsuit fails as a matter of law under unique sound recording copyright rules
News Bandsintown inks YouTube deal to become platform’s exclusive provider of concert listings Integration will soon expand to YouTube's homepage – and to YouTube Music later this year
Analysis News IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley urges action to accelerate India’s music streaming revenues – amid subscription growth challenges Oakley warned that India's music industry must tackle significant challenges to secure its future, despite its 'extraordinary potential'
Analysis Drake’s anger is the product of an unfortunate era. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.