Interviews Amra’s Tomas Ericsson on the future for PROs, songwriter royalties – and an industry crying out for transparency The CEO of Amra explains how his company is shaking up the world of global digital royalty collections for songwriters and publishers
News David Goldsen promoted to Senior Vice President, North America A&R at Warner Chappell Music A&R exec elevated to leadership role, on top of signing Zach Bryan, Mitski, Tones and I, Red Clay Strays, Laufey, Teddy Swims, and more
News Universal Music Group and Meta ink new global deal, covering Facebook, Instagram… and WhatsApp Deal also covers Meta properties including Messenger, Horizon and Threads
News ‘Confusing’ and ‘illegal’? Spotify and Epic Games slam Apple’s revised EU app store policy plan Some app developers say Apple's new fees continue to frustrate the European Union's antitrust rules
News AI music startup Lemonaide introduces new collab tool promising ‘ethical’ AI models Lemonaide wants to ensure producers "have their own say and agency over the use of their data as they create new AI-powered revenue streams”
News Susan Wojcicki, former YouTube CEO, dies aged 56 Wojcicki was personally involved in YouTube striking landmark deals with the music industry
Analysis News From HYBE’s new label services business to Sony and Warner’s calendar Q2 earnings… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
Analysis News As HYBE raises $80m for its gaming business, could it try to emulate Sony Corp’s cross-media strategy? New 'HYBE 2.0' global strategy could look to borrow elements of Sony's longstanding multi-divisional structure
Analysis Warner Music Group just bucked the trend of streaming revenue growth slowdowns. How? Robert Kyncl explains why Warner was able to post double-digit streaming growth during a tricky time for the market
News Emily Dashiell, Jeff Gunkel, Carlos Monnaco promoted to SVP roles at Capitol Christian Music Group The three veterans of Capitol CMG see a bright future for Christian and Gospel music
News SM Entertainment reports $185m in Q2 sales, driven by near-doubling of concert revenue However, the company's bottom line was dragged down by weak performances at subsidiary businesses
News Kakao founder Kim Beom-su indicted on stock price manipulation charges Numerous Kakao executives have now been indicted in relation to the telecom company's takeover of SM Entertainment last year
News British startup sues Spotify for alleged patent infringement over ‘Remote Group Session’ and ‘Jam’ features Bluejay Technologies says it shared info with Spotify on its system for collaborative streaming playlists before Spotify launched something similar
News Sony unfazed by streaming music revenue growth slowdown in calendar Q2 Sony says it's now expecting the music market to grow at mid-to-high-single-digit rates
News Alix Kram appointed Head of Marketing at Universal Music Publishing Group in new global role Kram is a former Netflix and Warner Music Group exec
News Música Mexicana superstar Peso Pluma’s Double P Records strikes global deal with Downtown Music Publishing The deal will also include administration for Peso Pluma’s own publishing interests
News Sentric inks admin deal and forms JV with Cooking Vinyl Publishing Joint venture will cover new signings, creative projects and more
Analysis News Warner Music Group generated $1.55bn in calendar Q2; subscription streaming revenues rose 13.7% YoY Warner Music Group has published its financial results for the three months ended June 30, 2024 (calendar Q2 – the company’s fiscal Q3)