News Metallica’s Mexico concert is coming to Apple’s Vision Pro headset Apple deployed 14 Immersive Video cameras to capture Metallica’s Mexico City concert
News OpenPlay launches music distribution and monetization service led by industry veteran Bob Barbiere Barbiere brings extensive experience in music tech and rights management from executive roles at Dubset Media Holdings and Pex
News AEG Presents promotes seven execs to SVP roles in Global Partnerships division Andrew Bersch, Holli Branam, Bret Heiman, Alex McArthur, Samantha Fernandez, Brianne Grimley and Eric Kohler are now SVPs
Analysis News Universal spent $1bn+ on investments in 2024… and 5 other things we learned on UMG’s latest earnings call What UMG's leadership team said on the company's FY 2024 call...
News Concord to acquire Stem in $50m+ deal, say MBW sources We also hear that Raine Group is in the middle of it.
News Billy Steinberg and son Ezra Steinberg sign global publishing deals with Sony Music Publishing Their works will be housed under newly formed company, Steinberg Music
News Elizabeth Rodda promoted to President of US Latin, Latin America and Global Society Relations at peermusic The Miami-based executive will now oversee the company’s Latin initiatives and new signings across the US and Puerto Rico.
News Megadeth founder Dave Mustaine’s Tradecraft label strikes deal with Frontiers Label Group for new album Megadeth have sold over 50 million albums worldwide
News Sarah Silverman’s Meta copyright lawsuit advances as judge allows authors’ DMCA claims Three authors including Silverman accused Meta of copying their copyrighted materials to train the company’s large language model LLaMA
News Aniket Parpillewar named Head of India & South Asia for AWAL 'We are now able to take a significant step in extending the AWAL model and services to artists in India and South Asia'
News Patrick Moxey’s publishing company files amended copyright complaint against Sony Music Original lawsuit was filed in New York in November on behalf of Ultra International Music Publishing LLC (UIMP) and Ultra Music Publishing Europe AG
Interviews Lyor Cohen talks music videos, AI, and YouTube hitting 125m paid subcribers YouTube's 'twin engines' of subscriptions and advertising appear to be firing on all cylinders.
News Ed Sheeran’s second ‘Thinking Out Loud’ copyright case appealed to US Supreme Court Owners of part of the rights to Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On' are making a last-ditch effort to appeal the long-running case to the US's top court
News Sony Music reveals 75,000 AI deepfake takedowns, slams UK’s ‘rushed’ copyright plans The music giant described the proposed copyright reforms in the UK as a threat to an industry that contributes £7.6 billion annually to the UK economy
News HYBE says it poured $14.4M into NewJeans, claims each member received $3.4M in settlement NewJeans realleged that HYBE and ADOR “continuously sidelined” them and sought to replace them with another group
News Manning Doherty to exit board of Universal Music Group Doherty has served on Universal’s board since the company’s public listing on Euronext Amsterdam in 2021
News After emerging from bankruptcy, Audacy lays off up to 300 staff (reports) Audacy has significantly reduces its debt and is now focused on 'streamlining resources to stay competitive'
Analysis News From YouTube’s 125m subscribers to UMG’s $5bn recorded music subscription revenues… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…