News Paramount-Skydance merger moves forward as former Warner Music boss Edgar Bronfman Jr. drops $4.3bn bid Paramount's "go-shop" period to search for potential buyers has ended with Bronfman's withdrawal of his consortium's bid
News Oscar Scivier named Warner Music’s Senior Director, A&R, Asia In his new role at Warner Music, Scivier will be based in Hong Kong
News BMG hires Celine Joshua as EVP, Global Marketing Joshua was most recently at Universal Music Group where she headed up Web3-focused projects
Interviews Nick Bobetsky on Chappell Roan’s rise and why artistry is ‘a human matter – not a business matter’. Chappell Roan manager Nick Bobetsky on the incredible rise of the breakthrough artist
News Sony is excited about its new blockchain platform, Soneium – and music could play a big part in its future The company aims to turn Soneium into a comprehensive Web3 solution, offering services from the infrastructure level to application development
News Downtown partners with Hook, an AI app backed by Edgar Bronfman Jr’s Waverley Capital The deal “could serve as a blueprint for how AI companies can successfully work with music rights holders"
News TIDAL launches tool for US songwriters to claim and manage their work Songwriters will be able to organize their IPI, PRO and publisher information in one place
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