News FUGA inks global distro, marketing deals with France’s Record Makers and Belgium’s Potion Records The deals expand Downtown-owned FUGA's presence in the French and Belgian music industries.
News Warner Music partners with STYNGR on ad-free radio for Roblox The partnership aims to create new revenue streams for artists and songwriters
Interviews ‘The industry has tremendous confidence in the talent that exists in this new era of South Asian music.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Abhi Kanakadandila, CEO of Los Angeles-based record label D36, which focuses on music from South Asia and its diaspora
News Guji Lorenzana to lead business activities in Asia for Symphonic Distribution Lorenzana will be responsible for expanding Symphonic's artist roster and negotiating new business partnerships in Asia
News Three members of K-Pop group EXO countersue SM Entertainment in legal tussle over royalties Both sides have filed lawsuits against each other.
Analysis News What would happen if Spotify started charging a ‘modest fee’ for its ad-funded tier… or shut it down entirely? Music Business Worldwide runs the hypothetical numbers following Rob Stringer's suggestion of a modest fee on Spotify's ad tier
News Royalties generated by Spanish artists on Spotify exceeded $133m in 2023 Spotify data shows Spain surprisingly weak in exporting music, despite strong domestic growth
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