News After launching Latin Music arm via the acquisition of Exile Music, HYBE hires Fernando Grediaga as General Manager for new division in Mexico HYBE Latin America is set to introduce new “promising artists” to its roster, the company says
Analysis Warner Music Group and Denis Ladegaillerie’s tussle over buying Believe is hotting up – as France’s SEC equivalent gets dragged into the drama. Believe's board is turning to France's equivalent of the SEC to decide whether Denis Ladegaillerie's actions are approved or otherwise
News Because Music boss Emmanuel de Buretel sides with Universal in TikTok dispute, laments ‘platform that feeds on artistic creation by destroying it’ Music industry veteran argues that the platform can't 'do without' music
News Interscope Capitol Labels Group bolsters Pop/Rock and Urban teams in Interscope Geffen A&M division Announcement follows the news that UMG's frontline label groups in the US, Interscope Geffen A&M and Capitol Music Group, are now officially consolidated under the new name of Interscope Capitol Labels Group
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $2.4 billion in 2023, up 6.3% YoY German Music Industry Association (BVMI) has published the FY 2023 stats for Germany's recorded music market
News Bill that could ban TikTok in US moves forward, as Biden says he will support it Bill is headed for a full House vote this week
Analysis Blog Music streaming today is like an all-you-can-eat buffet. How much could artists earn with a ‘free market’ model? The following op/ed comes from Roneil Rumburg, Co-Founder and CEO of blockchain-powered music platform Audius
News SM Entertainment beefs up publishing arm Kreation Music Rights with new signings, acquisitions In the past five months, KMR has snapped up two music publishers and signed its first artist
News South Korean regulators could target music streaming services in new competition act Under pressure from business groups, the government has delayed a proposed bill to regulate digital platforms
News BeatConnect raises another $1.7m in funding for ‘gamified’ music creation platform This spring, the company is relaunching its music creation platform, with elements inspired by gaming
Analysis News From Warner’s potential bid for Believe to the unveiling of Interscope Capitol Labels Group… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
News Gary Kelly and Jason Kawejsza promoted to key roles at Interscope Capitol Labels Group Kelly appointed Chief Revenue Officer and General Manager; Kawejsza named Executive Vice President, Head of Business & Legal Affairs
Analysis Big European countries are the winners in the latest music ‘glocalisation’ trends Will Page updates the data surrounding how local music artists are streaming in their home territories
Analysis News This d4vd track recorded on BandLab’s free app just surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify Track has been streamed over 43.3 million times on Spotify in the past month
News Opulous unveils AI-driven future music royalties calculation tool, says it can ‘remove months of labor-intensive work for labels and investors’ Opulous, from the team behind Ditto Music, unveils new tool for OPUL token holders
News Warner Music South East Europe acquires minority stake in Slovenian indie label NIKA NIKA was the first private sector music label and distributor in what would become the former Yugoslavia
News Interscope Geffen A&M and Capitol Music Group are now officially consolidated under the ‘Interscope Capitol Labels Group’; Steve Berman and Annie Lee both promoted to new roles Interscope Capitol Labels Group is headed up by Chairman and CEO, John Janick
News Roberto Neri appointed Chief Executive Officer of The Ivors Academy in the UK Neri was most recently CEO of the publishing arm of Believe