News World’s Greatest Producers series returns in partnership with Kollective Neighbouring Rights Acclaimed interview series to bring more in-depth discussions with behind-the-scenes hitmakers thanks to support from Kollective Neighbouring Rights
Interviews ‘I’ve been pretty successful changing gears a few times in this industry.’ Artist-turned-producer Raphael Saadiq on playing bass for Prince, working with Beyoncé, superstardom(!) with Tony! Toni! Toné! and much more...
News Round Hill Music hires Katie Kowinski as Chief of Investor Relations & Business Development PE firm Round Hill has $900 milllion in assets under management, and a catalog of 200,000 songs.
News Virgin Music Group strikes global distro deal with India’s Hungama Digital Media The collaboration aims to leverage Hungama's entertainment network and Virgin's global distribution to create opportunities for Indian artists worldwide
News Sony Music pulls catalog from Africa-focused music streaming service Boomplay Sources tell MBW that concerns have been growing at other rightsholders over late royalty payments from the platform
News AEG Presents strikes strategic partnership with, takes stake in, Germany’s MCT Agentur AEG Presents acquires "partnership stake" in Germany-based concert promoter MCT Agentur
News Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras’ is biggest-grossing tour of all time, generating over $2bn (report) The movie of Taylor Swift's 'The Eras' tour, and the book of the tour, have also set sales records
News TikTok files emergency motion seeking temporary pause to looming US ban TikTok and ByteDance filed for an injunction to block a law that could see the app effectively banned in the US on January 19.
News Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: Ela Taubert, Nia Smith, Katseye MBW shines the spotlight on three more of Vevo's picks for its Artists To Watch 2025 list
News Appeals court rejects last-ditch attempt at reviving copyright case against Ed Sheeran’s ‘Thinking Out Loud’ The appeals court has rejected a request to rehear a case alleging that Sheeran's 'Thinking Out Loud' ripped off Marvin Gaye's 'Let's Get It On'
News Alice Vaughan and Carimei Smith appointed to key roles at Various Artists Management Vaughan named A&R Director; Carimei Smith promoted to Senior Day-to-Day Manager/ General Manager North America
News NewJeans respond to ADOR’s lawsuit: ‘We are likely to suffer even more harm in the future’ The ongoing dispute between ADOR and NewJeans is part of a larger internal conflict involving former ADOR CEO and creative director Min Hee-jin
News TikTok braces for US shutdown as federal appeals court upholds ban TikTok's hopes now hinge on the Supreme Court potentially taking up the case, or incoming President Trump taking steps to prevent the app's shutdown
Analysis News From ADOR’s NewJeans lawsuit to the biggest music deals of 2024… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News !K7 Music founder and CEO Horst Weidenmüller honored by IMPALA for Outstanding Contribution to the European independent music sector Weidenmüller founded !K7 Records in 1985
News The CEO of Getty Images just delivered a public smackdown to AI copyright thievery In an op-ed published by Fortune this week, Craig Peters slams the argument the using copyrighted material to train AI models is 'fair use'
News Emerging markets-focused label Heatwave strikes publishing joint venture with Kobalt Heatwave was launched by ex-Syco Music MD Tyler Brown and Harold Serero, a former senior A&R executive at Ultra Music Publishing
News Warner Music Group’s Paul Robinson to receive 2025 Entertainment Law Initiative Service Award during Grammy Week The award is granted “to an attorney who demonstrates dedication to supporting and advancing the music community through their service"