News Sony Music Masterworks acquires majority stake in immersive and live entertainment company, Black Sky Creative Black Sky’s recent projects include Stranger Things: The Official Store and AC/DC Official Dive Bar Takeover at the Power Trip Festival
News Iconoclast partners with Ujama Designs to acquire music rights of ‘culturally significant’ reggae artists Partnership has kicked off with a music rights deal with reggae artist, Half Pint
News Charlotte Stahl promoted to Head of Artist & Label Partnerships EMEA at TikTok The exec joined TikTok in 2020
Interviews ‘The instinctiveness with which an artist thinks is something to be learned from – don’t let data undermine it.’ In an exceedingly rare interview, the Pet Shop Boys’ Manager Angela Becker talks about the duo’s 40th anniversary, their enduring appeal, her 15 years on the team, working with Madonna and the importance of staying curious…
News Reach Music buys selection of rights from hit songwriter Wyatt Durrette The deal is Reach Music's largest acquisition in the country music space so far
News UMG Nashville partners with Timbaland’s Mosley Music to discover new country talent UMG and Timbaland have formally announced a partnership that had been running in the background for the past year
News Synchtank and AudioShake partner to offer AI stems The collaboration will integrate AudioShake’s tech into Synchtank's platform, enabling creators to produce stems directly within their workflow
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