News BMG faces lawsuit in the US for alleged patent infringement Lawsuit filed against BMG by obscure company called Muvox LLC
News David Driessen promoted to Chief Commercial Officer at Downtown Music He will continue to report to CEO of Downtown Music, Pieter van Rijn
News Saudi Arabia’s XP Music Futures launches Artist Management Bootcamp The 2024 edition of XP Music Futures returns to Riyadh in Saudi Arabia from December 5-7
News Reservoir acquires Billy Strange’s catalog including Elvis Presley hits Strange's composer credits include the class Elvis track 'A Little Less Conversation'
News Min Hee-jin rejects NewJeans producer role after HYBE ousts her as ADOR CEO HYBE offered Min the role of NewJeans producer for the two-month remainder of her contract
Analysis News The US music streaming market might be feeling less-than-fizzy, but over in Brazil… it’s still party time. After last week's deflating numbers from the RIAA, Brazil's local trade body has some good news for record labels
Analysis On… the legal complexities surrounding the estates of superstar artists The following op/ed comes from Udo Onwere, head of the private client team at specialist music and entertainment law firm Bray & Krais
Analysis News Spotify just won a long-running lawsuit over streaming of Eminem’s catalog – despite the court finding it didn’t have a license for the music. What does this mean for publishers? A long-running legal battle between Eminem's publisher, Spotify and Kobalt holds lessons for the music business
News Oasis ticket sale furore prompts ‘Dynamic pricing’ probe in the UK Tickets went on sale for the recently announced 2025 reunion tour of British rock band Oasis on Saturday (August 31)
News SM Entertainment partners with telco LG Uplus on AI-driven content for virtual artist Naevis Virtual artists are taking off in popularity, particularly in the South Korean market
News Superfan engagement platform FanCircles raises $2m UK-headquartered FanCircles builds custom direct-to-fan platforms for artists
News Former Warner Music UK Commercial Partnerships Chief Linda Walker named new chair at UK’s ERA Walker began her music career on the ground floor, working at an indie record shop
Analysis News From the RIAA’s H1 US recorded music market stats to UMG’s stock upgrade… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Tech startup Miris raises $26m to enable streaming of AR, VR content – could music be involved? The company's seed funding round was led by IAG Capital Partners, one of the backers of music financing platform beatBread
News Warner Music Brazil restructures, with Tatiana Cantinho named General Manager and Mariana Frensel appointed Director of Marketing Changes have been designed to "turbocharge" company's presence across a range of the country’s domestic genres
Analysis Blog It’s time for streaming services to act on AI music The following MBW Views op/ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex, CEO of the ethical generative AI non-profit, Fairly Trained
Interviews ‘Japan’s UGC monetization is starting late but growing rapidly.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Alan Swarts, CEO of Orfium Japan
News This analyst has watched Universal Music Group closely for years (and hasn’t always been mega-positive). He just upgraded UMG’s stock for the second time in 12 months. William Packer of BNP Paribas Exane has upgraded UMG's stock in the wake of downgrades by other analysts