Billboard In The News

Sony Music in talks to acquire Queen catalog in potential $1bn deal (report)

Potential deal would become one of the biggest single-artist music catalog sales in history

Beyoncé sued for alleged copyright infringement over sample on ‘Break My Soul’

A group of former musicians in New Orleans say 'Break My Soul' infringed their copyright by way of a sample from Big Freedia

Interviews

Key Songs In The Life Of… Max Lousada

MBW hands our turntable over to Max Lousada, Global CEO of Recorded Music at Warner Music Group

News

Brandon Silverstein’s S10 Publishing and Avex USA strike worldwide co-publishing deal with Kavi, producer on breakout Tommy Richman hit ‘Million Dollar Baby’

Avex USA, the US division of Tokyo-headquartered entertainment giant Avex, recently made a strategic investment in Brandon Silverstein's S10 Entertainment

News

Sony Music sues Marriott Hotels for alleged ‘rampant’ copyright infringement in social media posts

Sony alleges Marriott infringed works by Beyoncé, Harry Styles, Mariah Carey, Michael Jackson, Miley Cyrus and Shakira, among others

Analysis News

Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Sour’ is the most streamed album by any female artist ever on Spotify (yes, including Taylor Swift)

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album continues to smash records three years after its release

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

Interviews

‘The most important advice for all of us, particularly women, is that no one else should dictate the ceiling of your capabilities.’

Juliette Jones, Alamo Records COO and previously a widely-respected radio promotions exec, talks about her career to date, strength in independence and finding her voice