Blog How Europe’s new copyright laws will change the creator economy Amadea Choplin, Chief Operating Officer of digital rights technology platform Pex, on how Europe’s copyright directive is influencing legislation worldwide...
Analysis Blog What would it really take to decentralize the music industry? Revelator CEO and Founder Bruno Guez outlines what it would take to fully decentralize music
Blog News Universal Music Africa and superstar French rapper Booba expand exclusive distribution deal, launch new label Deal will see the artist's entire catalog available for the first time across the African continent
Blog Music catalog sales are reaching an all time high. So how will AI music catalogs fit into this new matrix and what is their value? Rory Kenny, co-founder & CEO at Loudly examines the status of music catalogs today....
Analysis Blog The rise of Maneskin reminds the world of the power of Eurovision – and of Italian music. "Does this signal the end of the Anglo-American dominance of popular music and a new-found pride for European countries in their domestic artists?"
Analysis Blog Let’s welcome Sony’s forward-thinking move on unrecouped artists. But let’s keep going. Annabella Coldrick, the CEO of the Music Managers' Forum, on the label policy that's got the whole industry talking
Analysis Blog What can music learn from the rise and rise of the video games business? Kim Bayley, the CEO of the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association, shares her thoughts
Blog The crucial role of the direct-to-fan model in a non-live music industry BigStar's Nick Lawrence on the importance of the direct-to-fan model
Analysis Blog ‘We need to strengthen authors rights, think global and nurture our unity.’ Björn Ulvaeus, ABBA co-founder and President of CISAC calls for greater rights for creators in this op/ed
Analysis Blog Making change in diversity as a woman in music Paulette Long OBE discusses material steps the industry needs to take to a more diverse tomorrow
Analysis Blog PPL CEO Peter Leathem on the impact of COVID, emergency measures and a positive future Collection society boss reflects on "one of the most challenging years in PPL's history"
Analysis Blog The music industry just took a backwards step on streaming pricing… in glorious HD Why Amazon and Apple's latest announcements bear the hallmarks of an own goal for music rightsholders
Analysis Blog Unearthing the music industry’s buried treasure Chris Sheehan, founder of Karousel Music's Buried Treasure, on why re-energizing the past could unlock huge potential for the music industry
Analysis Blog The music industry must respond to the greatest challenge humanity faces. Introducing EarthPercent. This MBW op/ed comes from Mike Smith, Global President of Downtown Music Publishing
Blog How to fix streaming without wrecking music… This MBW blog comes from Paul Pacifico, CEO of the UK's Association of Independent Music (AIM)