Analysis News From Hipgnosis’ next phase to TikTok’s indie takeover… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Riot Games partners with Virgin Music for ‘Arcane’ season 2 OST Arcane's season one soundtrack proved to be a major commercial and critical success
News Primary Wave acquires publishing and other rights to entire catalog of ‘Feels So Good’ composer Chuck Mangione Mangione's five-plus decade career in music yielded more than 30 albums and two Grammy wins
News NetEase Cloud Music profit soars as revenue from streaming subscriptions jumps 25.5% YoY China's second-largest music streaming company more than doubled its net profit year on year
News Court clears Michael Jackson estate to proceed with catalog sale to Sony at $1.5b valuation MBW understands the deal to be worth as much as $750 million, valuing Jackson's catalog at $1.5 billion
News KakaoBank buys 15% stake in music streaming startup Naivy The acquisition comes amid legal problems for the founder of KakaoBank's parent company
News Full details confirmed of NVISION Latino Film and Music Festival following acquisition and expansion by NTERTAIN Leading Latin culture event includes music artists, executives and panel sessions for first time
Analysis On… Elliot Grainge, major labels, megastars, and a new era at Atlantic Music Group MBW founder Tim Ingham on the most talked-about music biz story of the past few weeks
Interviews ‘We are plural, not singular’: HarbourView’s Sherrese Clarke Soares on music M&A, interest rates, and more One of the most active buyers in the music space speaks exclusively to the MBW Podcast
News ADA inks global distribution deal with FTS Global Management Led by Travis Wilson, label boasts major talent including The Game, Eric Bellinger, and Konshens
News Ex-TikTok exec Marisa Jeffries joins Stern Management as General Manager At TikTok, Jeffries led projects for Taylor Swift albums and tours, and an album from Rosalia
News Grammy-winning singer/songwriter James Fauntleroy sells ‘select publishing assets’ to HarbourView Equity Partners Fauntleroy has worked with some of the biggest names in music, including Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Rihanna, and Drake
News Beatport launches Twitch channel as platform introduces DJ program Beatport's Twitch channel will feature exclusive live sets from DJs in Barcelona, Ibiza, and elsewhere
News will.i.am launches AI-powered RAiDiO.FYI that turns radio into interactive experience RAiDiO.FYI features AI personas that can personalize your radio consumption via the FYI.AI app
News Over half of TikTok’s biggest global tracks of the summer are independently distributed On Monday (August 19), TikTok revealed its Top 10 Songs of the Summer for the US and globally
News Nichal Sethi promoted to Head of SoundOn EMEA; Toyin Mustapha steps up to Head of Music Partnerships for UK, Ireland and SSA at TikTok TikTok promotes execs to key roles covering the UK & Ireland, EMEA, and SSA regions
News Audio Chateau Records raises $4.5m; appoints Glen Barros and Jonathan Schulman to board The company has hired Grayson Flatness as an A&R consultant, and Kate London to head up legal and business affairs
News Global streams of anime music have soared 395% on Spotify since 2021 Spotify reveals Anime music stats and partners with Sony-owned Anime platform Crunchyroll