News Ikenna Nwagboso, co-founder of Mr Eazi’s emPawa Africa, to step down Exec to step down from his role effective January 2025
News Angie Rho appointed Senior Vice President, Global Touring at AEG Presents Rho joins the company from CAA, where she most recently served as Head of Business Affairs
News SM Entertainment’s revenue slips 8.8% YoY in Q3 even as K-pop concerts boom Concert revenues jumped more than 55% as SM's tours become increasingly international
Analysis News Blackstone’s Hipgnosis closes $1.47bn asset-backed securities transaction ABS deal is backed by royalties from the 45,000-song portfolio acquired in July from Hipgnosis Songs Fund‘s then-public shareholders
News Darina Connolly appointed General Manager of Warner Music’s Rhino UK Connolly was most recently Head of Music Partnerships at TikTok
News Fresh off a $15M fundraiser, Yoto partners with Elton John to launch its first Collector’s Edition card series Elton John's 'Diamonds' greatest hits collection will be available on Yoto, including limited-edition versions featuring the artist's signature outfits
News Audio and video collab platform Pibox raises $1.2M, joins Google for Startups program Pibox says its tools have led to an 86% increase in team efficiency “and sparked new and better ideas"
News Bill Ackman wants to move Universal Music Group’s financial HQ from Amsterdam to the US. Universal has warned it might not be possible. World's largest music rights company and activist investor could be headed for a disagreement
News Sony generated $2.55bn from recorded music and publishing in Q3, up 9.6% YoY Company's global recorded music revenues were up over 10% YoY
Analysis News From Ed Sheeran’s speech to UMG vs. TuneCore… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Lekeisha Irion appointed Head of A&R at Warner Chappell Music Benelux Exec will be based in the company’s Amsterdam headquarters
News TikTok deepens integration with Spotify and Apple Music via new feature that lets streamers ‘Share to TikTok’ ‘Share to TikTok’ allows users to share music they found on streaming platforms to TikTok
Interviews ‘You can’t advocate for something if you don’t believe in it.’ Donna Caseine, Reservoir's EVP and Global Creative Director on her career in publishing, championing her writers and the power or being patient
Interviews ‘What matters is that our gut instinct was right and we went with it.’ Teddy Swims manager Luke Conway on learning fast and thinking big
News Megan Thee Stallion, GloRilla sued by rapper Plies for alleged copyright infringement in ‘Wanna Be’ 'Wanna Be' is accused of sampling Plies' 2008 track 'Me & My Goons' without permission
Analysis News HYBE wants to change fan culture in US, Latin music, and 4 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Fun fact: Less than a third of HYBE's recorded music revenue comes from streaming
News TikTok vows court battle as Canada orders shutdown of local subsidiary A government review of TikTok's Canadian operations found "specific national security risks" around the company
Interviews ‘We’re not looking to rush anybody’s career. We based our whole label on that premise, just building talent and developing their art.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Atlanta-based artist managers and music executives Barry Johnson and Zeke Nicholson, co-founders of Sincethe80s