News After raising $125m, AI music generator Suno is now paying its most popular creators Suno is selling itself as a community of creators, rather than as a music creation tool
Analysis News Amapiano streams exploded by 5,668% on Spotify between 2018 and 2023 Spotify credits pandemic lockdowns for the sudden success of this South African musical genre
News Beat marketplace BeatStars has paid out $325m to creators to date BeatStars reports that 10m creators use its platform in over 200 territories
News Scooter Braun retires from artist management after 23 years Braun announced his retirement from artist management in a statement published via Instagram on Monday, June 17.
News Label and music services company !K7 achieves B Corp certification B Corp certification is an official recognition given to companies that meet strict criteria for social and environmental responsibility
News TikTok strikes deal with Adobe to bring its Commercial Music Library to AI content creation app Adobe Express Adobe describes Adobe Express as an “all-in-one AI content creation app”
News Denis Ladegaillerie-led bid for Believe has secured over 85% of shares, may acquire more by end of this week Latest development advances the consortium's effort to take Believe private
News Democrat and Republican lawmakers unite to question Spotify bundle move that ‘sharply reduces royalty payments for songwriters’ Congressmen Ted Lieu (D) and Adam Schiff (D) plus Senator Marsha Blackburn (R) question legality of Spotify's move in letter to US Copyright Office
News Stationhead launches ‘All-Access’ tier for superfans Over 150,000 users unlocked All-Access during a beta test with artists including Billie Eilish, Zayn, and Nicki Minaj
News Harmonix co-founder Alex Rigopulos and esteemed lawyer Priyanka Khimani join Songtradr board Songtradr says duo will help company in its next phase of global growth
News Latin music star Feid hit with copyright lawsuit over sample used in ‘Ferxxo 100’ Artist Sebastien Graux alleges he was “taken advantage of" by Feid's creative team
Analysis News From Robert Kyncl’s NMPA keynote to music publishers’ FTC complaint against Spotify… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
News A2IM CEO Dr. Richard James Burgess to step down after 10 years The Board of Directors has initiated a search for his successor
Analysis News Robert Kyncl turns up heat on PRO metadata matching, and other things we learned from his NMPA keynote in New York Warner boss was grilled by NMPA chief, David Israelite, at New York event this week
News US music publishing revenue jumped 10.7% to $6.2bn in 2023… outstripping recorded music’s growth in percentage terms The NMPA is focusing its energy on a battle against Spotify over royalty payments
Analysis How Sony’s $6bn+ M&A splurge has set the pace for music acquisitions over the past decade Rob Stringer claimed last month that Sony has outstripped spending at other major companies
News The Circuit Group launches Label Services division with key hires; Appoints Chief Strategy Officer Company was launched in 2023 with plans to acquire stakes in song catalogs
Analysis News What’s behind France and Canada’s music streaming taxes, and where could they happen next (hint: the USA?) This year, two significant music markets – France and Canada – have slapped new taxes on the revenues of music streaming services