Warner Music Group In The News

Warner Music strikes ‘landmark album deal’ with superstar Chinese artist Lay Zhang

Artists is also the CEO of Chromosome Entertainment

JKBX, music royalty trading platform, will launch September 12, aiming to become ‘transformative force in music and investing’

Songs that will appear on the platform on day one will include a run of chart hits performed by artists like Beyoncé, Major Lazer, and Taylor Swift

Revelator expands in LATAM, hiring Luciana Pegorer and Arturo Soler to lead offices in Brazil and Mexico

Company's LATAM expansion follows its recent office opening in Japan

Italy’s recorded music revenues grew 14.2% in H1, with 19 of the Top 20 best-selling albums all by local acts

Recorded music revenues in Italy reached €175 million in H1, according to FIMI, the organization that represents the Italian recorded music industry

Warner Music Canada and Warner Music India launch 91 NORTH RECORDS joint venture

Artist and producer Ikky named as Creative Director for the JV

TuneCore Germany inks Dolby Atmos production partnership with ThreeDee Music

Deal will allow independent artists to release their tracks in Dolby Atmos through Apple Music

TikTok’s Warner deal shows it’s on course to become the MTV of the 21st Century – but to do so, it needs better relations with the entire music biz

MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.

‘Dolby Atmos is not just a gimmick. Music in 3D has the potential to replace Stereo.’

Matthias Stalter, founder and CEO of Spatial Audio production company ThreeDee Music, gives us his predictions for the Spatial Audio business, and explains how ThreeDee Music is situated in the sector…