News Hipgnosis Songs Fund surpasses £1bn market cap valuation "It's a testament to the power of great songs and songwriters that in just two years we are a £1bn market cap, FTSE 250 company," says Mercuriadis
News Good Soldier Records says UK airplay No.1 shows it can compete with majors ‘at the top level’ Christian Tattersfield tells MBW his company is targeting half a billion streams for Dancing In The Moonlight
News Universal signs two major deals in China – as it launches new label with Tencent Music Unlike previous years, UMG goes direct with rival services in market
Interviews ‘It’s alright to feel fear – so long as you ignore it.’ Richard Russell has laid his life bare in a new memoir. He tells MBW about independence, insecurity and identity...
Analysis Live Nation spent more on ticketing in Q2 than its fans did Michael Rapino discusses Live Nation's horrible Q2 - and the bright future in 2021 and beyond
News Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat appears to get Universal, Warner off the hook Trump's wording deliberately careful in letters to Senate
Interviews Ditto Management on going Top 5 in the UK: ‘We’re not in the old school music industry club – we’ve got data instead!’ Matt Dodds on the first year of Ditto's management company – and its plans to break "household names" globally
Analysis News As Round Hill sues TuneCore for $33m, could war break out between publishers and indie distributors? Could Richard Busch's latest industry lawsuit inspire other indie publishers to take legal action?
Analysis News Warner streaming revenue jumped 11% in calendar Q2, but COVID-19 took its toll on major’s results Like its major music company rivals, Warner Music Group didn't have an easy time of things during the COVID-hit calendar Q2 period.
Analysis News Sony Music’s streaming revenues grew 15.6% in H1 2020 – but pandemic hit calendar Q2 period Streaming keeps moving up, but physical and licensing revenues hurt in three months to end of June
News Round Hill sues TuneCore and parent Believe in $32.8m US lawsuit, alleging copyright infringement Round Hill alleges that Believe distributed unlicensed recordings of Beatles hits amongst 219 compositions
Analysis News TikTok users in the US overwhelmingly don’t want Donald Trump interfering with their use of the app MusicWatch survey reveals consumer sentiment towards US President's threat to ban the platform
News Universal’s stake in Spotify is worth over $1.6bn… but it’s got no plans to sell up Vivendi's CEO and CFO state that they have "no intention" of selling UMG's shareholding in streaming giant
News Licensed music is coming to Snapchat, as parent strikes deals with Warner, UMPG and more It looks like Snapchat will be more closely rivalling TikTok in the weeks ahead...
News Warner hires Dr. Maurice Stinnett as Head of Global Equity, Diversity & Inclusion "Maurice will be a dynamic leader who will hold us accountable to our promises and be a credible voice both within our company and in the global music community."