News At $45.5bn in 2023, music copyright now worth more globally than cinema, new report finds Music copyright's value is up a “jaw-dropping” 26% since 2021, and nearly double the $25 billion in 2014
News Anthropic lands another $4bn investment from Amazon, amid ongoing copyright battle with Universal, Concord and ABKCO Anthropic is embroiled in a copyright lawsuit alleging its Claude chatbot regurgitates copyrighted, sometimes without being asked
News Brady Bedard joins Atlantic Music Group as Executive Vice President, Promotion Exec to head up promotion strategy across the Atlantic, 300, and 10K Projects labels
Interviews ‘Our global strategy for Japanese music has just begun.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Manubu Tsujino, President of Sony Music Labels, the recorded music division of Sony Music Entertainment Japan
News Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: Ella Langley, Cloudy June, Good Neighbours Three more potential stars from MBW's series focused on Vevo's Artists To Watch 2025 list...
News FUGA signs global music distribution deal with Mind of a Genius Records Mind of a Genius Records will gain access to FUGA’s distribution services, marketing and strategic support
News Billie Eilish named Apple Music Artist of the Year Eilish's album 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' reached No. 1 on Apple Music's all-genre albums chart in 138 countries
News India’s Tips Music becomes latest independent music company to strike direct deal with TikTok following Merlin split Partnership will make over 31,000 Tips-owned songs accessible to TikTok users worldwide, excluding China and India
News CTS Eventim’s nine-month revenue jumps 16% to $2.1B after See Tickets merger The company expects a significant year-over-year increase in EBITDA for 2024
Analysis News From Amazon Music’s audiobook bundle to WMG’s subscription streaming growth… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Interviews News Johnny Marr talks artist development and the record industry’s future as he partners with Epidemic Sound Johnny Marr tells MBW about his new artist development partnership with Epidemic Sound
News Miley Cyrus asks court to dismiss copyright suit over ‘Flowers’ arguing case has ‘fatal flaw’ Cyrus' lawyers argue that rightsholder Tempo Music can't sue because they own only part of the copyright on the song
News Warner Music Group’s WMX named as official merch partner for Oasis Live ’25 tour WMX to handle pop-up stores, fan experiences, exclusive brand collaborations and event merchandise
News MBW launches ‘How To Write A Hit’ book, supported by BMI… with advice from 50 of the World’s Greatest Songwriters. Some of the best to ever do it share their tips...
News Believe unveils new leadership structure in MENA region Liliana Abudalo appointed Head of Label & Artist Solutions, MENA and Celine Hitti named Head of Artist Services, MENA
News Warner’s ADA appoints Rasti Sryantoro to head up Indonesia, Arisa Maruekatat to lead Thailand, inks deals with DPM, GMM Music “Expanding our operations in Indonesia and Thailand is a crucial step in our strategy to empower artists and elevate their music on the world stage"
Analysis News Robert Kyncl talks streaming growth, ‘bolt-on acquisitions’, and Elliot Grainge… Everything we learned on Warner's calendar Q3 earnings call...
News Kobalt invests in Slipstream as companies sign global publishing admin deal The deal comes weeks after Slipstream acquired a 650,000-strong catalog of production music from Anthem Entertainment