News Alen Torosyan promoted to General Manager of Warner Music Emerging Markets Jonathan Jules has also joined Warner Music as the Emerging Markets division’s Vice President, Creative
News YouTube strikes deal with SESAC, begins reinstating music videos by Adele, Kendrick Lamar and more following licensing dispute SESAC strikes deal with YouTube 'to equitably compensate SESAC’s songwriters and publishers for the use of their music.'
News Reservoir Media faces activist investor call for ‘strategic review to maximize shareholder value’ Irenic Capital, founded by Adam Katz and Andy Dodge, owns around eight percent of Reservoir
Interviews ‘Clinging to old-school methods of breaking artists is holding the industry back. It’s like, do you want to be Blockbuster or Netflix?’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Chief Zaruk and Simon Tikhman, co-founders and CEOs of The Core Entertainment
Analysis News TikTok Music is over. But elsewhere, TikTok is making some interesting music-related moves… Here are three interesting things MBW has spotted about TikTok's music moves in recent weeks...
Interviews ‘We want to create a legacy so that generations to come know our name.’ Charley Snook, MD of UK-based EGA Distro, discusses the bright and boundless future of the independent sector and how EGA plans to build on domestic success to become a global force
News Oasis tickets to go on sale for North American leg of 2025 tour… with no dynamic pricing “America. Oasis is coming. You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along.”
News Music videos by Adele, Kendrick Lamar and more blocked from YouTube in the US amid licensing dispute with SESAC 'Despite our best efforts, we were unable to reach an equitable agreement before its expiration,' according to YouTube
News GEMA proposes licensing model for AI-generated music GEMA proposes that authors should receive compensation beyond a one-time payment for training data
News Vevo returns to revamped Music Business UK Awards to sponsor Artist To Watch category Global music video network presents category dedicated to artists on the rise at November's big night
News Max Lousada’s farewell note to Warner Music Group staff: ‘Ultimately, music has to win. It’s just too important not to.’ Max Lousada, the longtime CEO of Recorded Music at Warner Music Group, writes farewell note to WMG's staff
Analysis News From TikTok Music’s shutdown to Atlantic Music Group’s new leadership team… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Swiss court launches bankruptcy proceedings against Proper Group, formerly Utopia Music The embattled company says it was unaware of legal proceedings brought against it, and missed a court hearing
News Julia Michaels sells catalog to the Jonas Group, founded by The Jonas Brothers’ father Kevin Jonas Sr. Michaels has sold "a vast catalog" of publishing copyrights and recordings to the Jonas Group
News DIY distributor Too Lost to host ‘Game From The GAUDS’ music industry conference series in four US cities Event to take place in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Atlanta and New York.
News The elephant is leaving the building: Hipgnosis name and branding set to change to reflect new structure under Blackstone Storm Thorgerson-designed logo will no longer represent company with a new name likely, say MBW sources
News The Music Business UK Awards 2024 in association with YouTube: The finalists revealed! The UK's finest will duke it out for prizes aplenty on the evening of Tuesday, November 5
News Major music companies send letter to Canada’s CRTC, urging it not to regulate streaming as if it were radio Streaming services will be required to pay 5% of their Canadian revenue to support local content, including radio stations