News Sony Music Publishing inks admin deal to represent Otis Redding song catalog in the US“As one of the most significant songwriters of our lifetime, Otis Redding remains an American treasure,” commented Sony Music Publishing Chairman/CEO Jon Platt
Analysis News Could Spotify lose the crucial ‘bundling’ lawsuit filed by the MLC? It all comes down to these legal arguments…Spotify could easily lose the lawsuit failed against it... but still win in the long run
Analysis News TikTok is testing 60-minute videos. Could it expand into the lucrative live concert film business?YouTube, as well as the likes of Netflix and Spotify, will be watching the situation closely
News Sony Music Publishing mulls ‘all options’ against Spotify over bundling subscriptions"Spotify is taking the position that all US subscribers are part of a bundle without choosing the bundle option"
News Julian Dunn appointed Director of Business Affairs at music funding platform beatBreadDunn brings with him years of experience in debt financing and the B2B software sector
News Lainey Wilson, Chris Stapleton shine at 59th Annual ACM AwardsPost Malone, Gwen Stefani and Avril Lavigne were among the not-so-country performers at the awards
Analysis News From the NMPA vs. Spotify to Sony’s opt-out from gen AI… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
News Nasra Artan promoted to Head of International A&R at Sony Music PublishingExec will take on a broader role in spearheading SMP’s international creative strategy
Analysis News Streams of Kendrick Lamar’s Not Like Us and Euphoria are still soaring on Spotify… and the tracks have been blowing up on other platforms too.Not Like Us reached No.1 on the Billboard Hot 100 this week
News Spotify sued by the MLC for cutting pay rate to songwriters via premium bundlesLawsuit stems from Spotify's decision at the beginning of March to reclassify its Premium tiers a bundles
News Sir Lucian Grainge remuneration approved by Universal Music Group shareholders at AGMUniversal Music Group has published the results of its 2024 Annual General Meeting
News US House passes ‘TICKET Act’ requiring all-in pricing for major live eventsThe bill would also ban "speculative ticketing" and the use of deceptive URLs to rip off ticket buyers
News Concord officially pulls out of Hipgnosis Songs Fund acquisition raceThe news was announced in a statement to the market on Thursday (May 16)
Analysis News Sony Music sends letters to 700 AI, music streaming companies declaring it’s ‘opting out’ of AI trainingThe letter also states that these companies may have already violated Sony's copyrights
News ATC Management acquires majority stake in Bring Me The Horizon management company Raw PowerATC Management represents more than 60 artists, composers and producers, including Nick Cave, The Smile and PJ Harvey