News Superfan platform Fave launches AI-supported tool for artists to identify and reach their biggest fans Company says that the tool uses advanced analytics to provide artists with granular data on Fave users
News Dylan Berthier appointed Chief People and Culture Officer at Kobalt Berthier joins from Activision Blizzard
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund names Rob Naylor as new Chairman, Francis Keeling as non-executive director Former Round Hill board members jump over to Hipgnosis Songs Fund amid continuation turbulence
Interviews ‘The catalog acquisition business requires not just capital, but long-standing trust, reputation, and rapport.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Jangwon Lee, CEO of Korea-based catalog buying fund Beyond Music
News Alexandra Condon appointed as VP of Public Policy and Government Affairs at Warner Music Group Exec will act as the company’s primary point of contact for policymakers in the EU and its member states
News Audius rolls out music marketplace, partners with DistroKid and Beatport Partnership will allow indie artists to upload their music to Audius
News TikTok’s $1bn creator fund to shut down in the US, UK, Germany, and France starting next month (report) Platform is inviting creators to join its ‘Creativity Program’
Analysis News Taylor Swift’s 1989 (Taylor’s Version) attracted 1,329% more streams than the original version of 1989 in the US last week What impact will 1989 (Taylor's Version) have on the weekly streams of the original version of the album in future weeks?
News Did Anthropic just reveal how it will try to beat Universal’s landmark music copyright lawsuit? Anthropic responds to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
News Universal Music renews deal with Chinese pop megastar Eason Chan Since joining UMG, Eason Chan has amassed over 75bn streams across all platforms
News BMG to speed up payments to US publishing clients when their songs are used on recordings released by BMG’s US artists Mechanicals will now be paid within the same quarter
News Dua Lipa buys back rights to her songs from TaP Music Publishing 'We wish Dua all the best for the future,' said TaP in a statement
News Jungkook’s debut album ‘GOLDEN’ sold over 2m copies on its first day – a new record for a solo K-Pop act K-Pop star's album was released on Friday (November 3)
Interviews Teddy Riley on what it’s like to create a genre, write with Michael Jackson and nearly lose it all The two-time Grammy winner talks new jack swing, Dangerous, My Prerogative, the key to collaboration and how the threat of jail can focus the mind
Analysis News Confirmed: From next year, tracks on Spotify will have to be played 1,000 times before they start earning money Sources close to Spotify's conversations with rightsholders confirm more information about the service's new royalty model
Analysis News From HYBE’s $400m+ in Q3 to Kobalt’s partnership with Morgan Stanley… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
Analysis News Live Nation has already sold 140m tickets to its shows this year – 19m more than in the whole of 2022 Concert promoter posted revenues of $8.2bn across all of its divisions in Q3, up 32% YoY
Analysis Talking ‘garbage’: How can Spotify and co sort the dregs of the music business from the hidden treasures? On Sir Lucian Grainge's bluntness, Believe's rebellion, and why a careful balance is required to find a true 'artist-centric' formula