News US Justice Department ramps up TikTok scrutiny with lawsuit over alleged children’s privacy law violations DOJ lawsuit was filed in conjunction with the Federal Trade Commission
Interviews ‘I’d love to get rid of the baggage that’s associated with classical.’ As the exec charged with heading up Warner Music’s classical division in the UK and US, Sean Michael Gross is here to evangelise not just about a roster of current artists and a catalogue of, well, classics, but to champion an entire genre…
News TikTok drops Lite ‘Rewards’ program in EU Decision comes just months after the launch of TikTok Lite Rewards in Spain and France
News Spotify to sublease 103K square-feet of NYC HQ to StubHub (report) Spotify has been gradually reducing its office space
Analysis News In case you missed it… HYBE, the company behind superstars BTS and Seventeen, just launched a label services business in the US MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points
News As Suno and Udio admit training AI with unlicensed music, record industry says: ‘There’s nothing fair about stealing an artist’s life’s work.’ Suno and Udio suggest that the record companies may have themselves violated music publishing copyrights
News Punjabi music star AP Dhillon strikes deal with Republic Records Republic Records has signed AP Dhillon in alliance with Universal Music Canada
News Damon Dash’s 33% stake in Roc-A-Fella Records to go up for auction for at least $1.2m (report) Label was founded in 1994 by Jay-Z, Damon Dash, and Kareem “Biggs” Burke,
News Beatchain and Radio City India to launch ‘Muzartdisco’ independent artist discovery platform Muzartdisco will be powered by Beatchain’s white-label technology
News Roblox revenue up 31% in Q2 to $893m as Daily Active Users hit record 79.5m; CFO exits Gaming giant Roblox has posted its financial results for the three months to the end of June
News IMPEL secures global licensing reach with amra deal for APAC and Brazil deal with amra includes Australia, New Zealand, South East Asian territories and Brazil
Analysis News From HYBE’s restructure to Warner Music’s leadership shakeup… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Music AI platforms can get a ‘Fairly Trained’ certification for meeting ethical standards. Those standards just got tougher. Fairly Trained-certified businesses will now have to disclose which of their models have been certified, and which haven't
News Warner Music Group shake-up: Max Lousada to exit; Elliot Grainge named CEO of Atlantic Music Group, with Julie Greenwald as Chairman Robert Kyncl-led restructure will see regional heads report directly to WMG's CEO
Analysis News Believe generated $510 million in the first six months of 2024, up 12.3% YoY Believe has published its financial results for the first half of 2024
News Spotify’s audiobook bundling move will swipe 1% of Reservoir’s FY 2025 annual revenue, estimates company The acquisitive music rights company has set its sights on a potential windfall from a new Spotify "Super-Premium" tier
Analysis News HYBE leans further into superfan business, adding subscription-based memberships to its Weverse fan app 'Superfans [are] a new growth engine in the global music market.'
Analysis Blog News Indies are nibbling into the majors’ streaming market share. After Believe saga, how might Warner Music Group respond? This article originally appeared within the latest MBW+ Monthly Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers