News Ralph W. Peer appointed to role of Managing Director, UK at peermusic Peer will also continue in his leading roles in Australasia, Africa and the Middle East
Analysis News Will HYBE’s inclusion on South Korea’s ‘antitrust watch list’ be a problem for the world’s largest K-pop company? A regulatory rule in South Korea means HYBE faces disclosure requirements that other K-pop companies don't
News Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker sells complete song catalog to Sony Music Publishing The new deal covers both Parker's existing song catalog as well as his future works.
News Music publishers threaten Spotify with legal action over lyrics, podcasts, music videos NMPA letter obtained by MBW accuses Spotify of not obtaining licenses for the use of lyrics on its platform
News Warner Music bolsters A&R and marketing team for Música Mexicana led by Tomas Rodríguez Warner's enhanced, integrated new marketing and A&R team for Musica Mexicana comes at a time of explosive growth for the genre
News Todd Goodwin promoted to Senior Vice President, Culture Marketing & Creative Strategy at UMG’s °1824 Goodwin has been heading up the °1824 creative marketing team since its inception in 2019
News Appeals court upholds Childish Gambino victory in ‘This Is America’ copyright infringement case Rapper Kidd Wes had copyrighted the sound recording, but not the composition, of his 2016 track 'Made In America'
Analysis Sony generated $2.5bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1 2024, up 14.7% YoY Sony's corporate music division posted annual revenues of nearly $11 billion in the 12 months to end of March
News Downtown Music launches Downtown Royalties & Financial Services division, led by Curve founder Tom Allen Tom Allen has been appointed President of Downtown Royalties & Financial Services
Analysis Spotify is playing a dangerous game… This article originally appeared within the latest MBW+ Monthly Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Reservoir acquires catalog of 2Pac producer Big D Evans Evans produced some of 2Pac’s biggest hits
News Jason Miller exits CTS Eventim joint venture, retains stake in Eventim Live Asia Under his leadership, ELA staged events in 20 cities, spanning 13 countries and four continents
News FKP Scorpio acquires Nordic Exhibitions & Events as it expands focus to exhibitions The newly branded FKP Scorpio Entertainment will focus on exhibitions, family entertainment, comedy, spoken word, and special events
News Tencent Music’s subscription revenues surge 39% to $500M in Q1 as paying subs hit 113.5M The music streaming service saw growth in both paid subscribers and average revenue per user
Analysis News The train has left the station: AI music platform Udio is already spitting out 10 songs a SECOND You might remember Udio: That’s the US-headquartered company co-created by ex-employees of Google’s DeepMind AI division
News ZYNC Music Group files lawsuit against Round Hill Music over alleged breaches of JV agreement Round Hill acquired a stake in ZYNC Music in a multi-faceted agreement back in 2017
Analysis News With another CEO set to exit, more layoffs and shuttered offices, what’s going on at Proper, the company formerly known as Utopia Music? Proper Group says it's poised for growth and expansion, but less than a month ago, it was asking shareholders for a cash infusion
News ASCAP CEO thanks Universal, Jody Gerson for ‘hard fight’ to improve songwriters’ pay from TikTok licensing deal Elizabeth Matthews applauds UMG's stance in its dispute with ByteDance's platform