News The Chainsmokers’ Mantis Ventures investment firm raises $100m for third fund The new fund brings the Los Angeles-based firm's total assets under management to $225 million.
Analysis News SiriusXM is launching a paid ad-supported tier. Will music streamers follow suit? The satellite radio and streaming company's paid ad-supported tier comes as music industry insiders are calling for DSPs to do something similar
News Pixie Pickering promoted to VP Creative & Writer Services, Co-Head of Sync at Sony Music Publishing Pickering will continue to report to Tim Major, Co-Managing Director UK and President & David Ventura, Co-Managing Director UK, SVP International.
News AB InBev apologizes for ‘$0 spent on music rights’ ad boast after Budweiser Cannes Lions win The beer giant's claim that it had “$0 spent on music rights” prompted a backlash from the music industry
News HYBE’s Bang Si-hyuk referred to prosecution in alleged ‘unfair trading’ probe related to company’s IPO (report) K-pop giant HYBE says there was nothing improper about the company's 2020 IPO, and plans to cooperate with investigators
News Pentagon removes drone video after Metallica issues copyright strike A Metallica representative told Rolling Stone that the band had not authorized the use of their music.
Interviews ‘I remember thinking, no way, I’m not doing that, it’s too much pressure.’ MBW’s partnership with the Did Ya Know? podcast continues, with Adrian Sykes talking to Kay Wrate, MD of Warp Publishing
News Tom Coulson-Smith promoted to VP A&R at Concord Music Publishing Coulson-Smith has been promoted from his previous role as Senior Director of A&R, which he has held since joining the company in 2020
News Nightmare for Live Nation? Questions asked as DOJ discovers ticketing ‘kickbacks’ in OVG boss bid-rigging probe Arrangement has come to light as part of the DOJ's investigation into bid-rigging allegations against OVG CEO Tim Leiweke
News EU to launch ‘full-scale’ investigation into UMG’s $775m Downtown deal, Reuters reports The European Commission is reportedly planning to open a "full-scale" investigation into UMG's proposed acquisition of Downtown
Interviews ‘Success is building something that outlasts hype.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Justin Garza, founder of talent management company, the Dream Adopters
News K-Pop group Big Ocean debuted a new single at the UN’s AI summit using HYBE’s Supertone voice cloning tech Supertone said it worked on enhancing the band's English pronunciation, while preserving their vocal tone and style.
News TikTok seeking Canada meeting amid looming shutdown (report) TikTok's Steve de Eyre told Bloomberg that the company is "still looking to get [a deal] to the table."
Analysis News Chartmetric’s new Make Music Equal report tracks gender representation across 1 million artists Chartmetric analyzes pronoun data on more than 1 million artists from 230 countries and territories
News Orla Lee-Fisher joins Warner as Head of Dual Catalog Strategy, as major steps up M&A activity Exec joins WMG to 'champion' catalogs represented by WMG across both recorded music and music publishing
News HYBE says it will appeal police decision not to charge ADOR ex-CEO Min Hee-jin in breach of trust case Police in South Korea have declined to file breach of trust charges against Min, as her dispute with K-pop giant HYBE continues
News Symphonic Distribution expands European A&R Client Development team with five new hires New hires are part of a plan to expand Symphonic's artist roster throughout Europe
News Naoki Osada, ex-CEO of Avex USA, launches Nebula17 to break Japanese talent in the US and globally Nebula17 is backed by a group of strategic investors