News Veteran music exec Peter Rudge to step away from artist management after 55 years Rudge has managed bands such as The Who, The Rolling Stones, and Lynyrd Skynyrd, among many others
News British singer-songwriter Myles Smith to perform exclusive virtual Fortnite concert produced By Sony Immersive Music Studios News of the virtual concert was announced at Sony Music's Immersive Tech Day on Tuesday (October 22)
News Colombia’s Dinastia takes a minority stake in music tech company SonoSuite Dinastia was already a client of SonoSuite, making the investment a strategic fit
News Sony Music showcases recently-acquired fan-engagement apps Songwhip and Fansifter at Immersive Tech Day in London Company also announced at Immersive Tech Day in London that British singer-songwriter Myles Smith is bringing an exclusive virtual concert to Fortnite
News Capitol Records hires Justin Grant as SVP/Head of Urban Digital, promotes Dante Smith to Head of Motown Digital Capitol is looking to strengthen digital marketing operations in its urban music division
News Kevin McGurn named Triller CEO following TikTok rival’s NASDAQ debut McGurn served as President of Sales and Distribution at Vevo, where he led the company's expansion as a global music video network
News Vinyl Group partners with Songtradr on global advertising Songtradr's digital advertising inventory could expand the Vampr Ad Network's US reach by up to 20-fold
News Slipstream buys Anthem Entertainment’s three production music brands, covering 650,000 tracks Slipstream says the acquisition positions it as "the largest global independent music licensing platform"
Analysis As music industry attention shifts to ‘superfans’, let’s not forget who the experts are – retailers. Kim Bayley, head of the UK's Entertainment Retailers' Association, on streaming, superfans, and music rights companies
News Audio Network, part of SESAC Music Group, partners with Audiomachine for trailer and production music The partnership comes at a time when AI is playing an increasingly large role in production music
News Instagram now lets users add songs to their Spotify playlists, taking a page from TikTok’s playbook Move follows TikTok's 'Add To Music App' feature launch
News Jeff Jones steps down as CEO of The Beatles’ Apple Corps The company didn't name a successor in its announcement of Jones' departure
News UK recorded music exports hit record high of $964m in 2023 – but global share of consumption is shrinking Industry group BPI is calling on government support for UK artists as global competition intensifies
News Milk & Honey sponsors Publisher of the Year category at next month’s Music Business UK Awards Award-winning management company backs the industry's favourite awards ceremony
News Tomorrowland Music taps BMG for exclusive global management and administration The BMG partnership adds publishing expertise to Tomorrowland Music's existing team
News US’s Federal Trade Commission finalizes ‘click-to-cancel’ rule for subscription services The new rule requires cancelling a subscription to be at least as simple as signing up for one
News Universal makes big move in China’s hip-hop scene, inking deal to distribute artists from ‘The Rap Of China’ All upcoming songs from the latest season's artists will be distributed globally under UMG
Analysis News From UMG’s [PIAS] buyout to Concord’s $217m Daddy Yankee deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…