Warner Music Group In The News

Erik Pettie joins mtheory as SVP and Head of new Artist Services and Partnerships unit

Exec was previously Head of Artist Strategy, Editorial & Marketing Partnerships at TuneCore

Superfans and supine fans: the music industry is getting its priorities the wrong way around

The following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde

BMI will pay songwriters and publishers a smaller portion of its revenues as a for-profit company – while upping its own margin from 10% to 15% of collections. Will its members tolerate this change?

New revelations from Michael O'Neill shows that BMI is planning to increase its retained revenues by a third

AI music generator Riffusion raises $4m in seed funding round

Round was led by Greycroft Partners, South Park Commons and Sky9

Warner’s Spinnin’ Records partners with generative AI startup Endel to create 50 AI-generated wellness albums

Spinnin’ named as first label to activate Warner Music Group’s global Endel deal

Warner Chappell acquires catalog of over 10,000 tracks from music publisher Deck in Brazil

Deck is a record label and publisher founded in 1998 by João Augusto

Edgar Bronfman Jr.’s $200m SPAC shuttered in August with no acquisition, 24 months after IPO

Bronfman is a partner at a separate investment company called Waverley Capital, which via its Waverley Capital II Fund has invested in companies such as Wondery and generative AI startup Endel

‘As a publisher, you can’t just sit around and wait for the money to roll in. We really have to be proactive.’

MBW's Inspiring Women series meets Ashley Winton, Senior Vice President, Global Creative Services at Warner Chappell Music