News Indie music labels form ORCA, a think tank for ‘recorded culture and arts’ ORCA's goal is to equip policymakers, business leaders, and communities with a deeper understanding of music's significance
News Japan’s Pony Canyon taps Orfium to monetize UGC on YouTube The deal marks Orfium's fourth major partnership in Asia over the past six months
Analysis News Spotify subscriber base grew by 7m to 246m in Q2, as streaming company posts ‘record high’ quarterly profit Spotify posted an operating income of €266 million (USD $286.402m ) in Q2
News Kakao’s billionaire founder arrested in stock manipulation probe related to SM stake buy The arrest jeopardizes the future plans of Kakao, one of South Korea's most prominent tech giants
News Sony’s $600m Michael Jackson deal just took a big step forward in court Sony's deal to acquire a 50% stake in Michael Jackson's publishing and recorded catalogs has cleared a major hurdle
News 14 NBA teams sued for copyright infringement over alleged use of music in social media posts without permission The lawsuits target 14 teams, including the New York Knicks, Orlando Magic, Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers, among others
News SoundExchange sues AccuRadio over alleged unpaid royalties owed to artists and rightsholders 'AccuRadio has directly harmed creators over the years by refusing to pay royalties for the use of protected recordings.'
Interviews ‘Labels owning masters in perpetuity is criminal, quite frankly.’ Jungle manager Sam Denniston offers his thoughts on dinosaur record deals, TikTok, AI, going easy on DSPs and how his own neurological condition has and hasn’t impacted his career…
News Ariana Grande officially joins HYBE’s Weverse superfan app Grande's debut on the app offers an opportunity for Weverse to reverse a decline in users amid BTS's ongoing hiatus
News Ian Carew promoted to Managing Director at Distiller Records Carew’s music industry career spans over 25 years, including marketing roles at Sony Music and Universal Music Group
Analysis News From the $2bn+ copyright lawsuit against Verizon to Shamrock’s rights portfolio acquisition… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Jimin, one of K-pop’s biggest superstars, has a dedicated in-app hub on TikTok for his new album ‘MUSE’ K-Pop is one of the fastest-growing genres on TikTok
News BMG forms strategic partnership with Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group BMG will now serve as the record label home for Cirque du Soleil’s catalog of original scores, soundtracks, and new album releases
News Warner Chappell and 300 Publishing team up to jointly sign songwriters Companies to jointly sign both emerging and established songwriters
Analysis News The debate over music royalties is stuck. Is it time to make the case for ‘completion’? Why former Spotify exec and Pivot author is arguing for song listening completion to be considered in music royalty models
News Shamrock buys rights portfolio from Vine Alternative Investments – including 150+ Calvin Harris songs Vine acquired a catalog of more than 150 songs from Grammy award-winning producer, songwriter, and DJ Calvin Harris in 2020
Interviews ‘I try and stay out of business conversations. I go on my instinct and my musical taste.’ MBW's World’s Greatest Producers series interviews super-producer James Ford about working with Arctic Monkeys, Blur and more
News TikTok to ‘fast track’ official artist account creation for DistroKid members TikTok and DistroKid have been partners since 2019, when DistroKid became the first distributor to ink a deal with the video platform