News Billionaire François-Henri Pinault nears $7bn deal for CAA (report) The Pinault family is the biggest shareholder in the Kering group, which owns luxury brands and fashion houses
News Former Sony Music exec Joel Klaiman launches music marketing and management agency, ASCEND4M Exec also served as President at HITCO Entertainment
Interviews Goldman Sachs’ Lisa Yang: Why I’m bullish about music streaming’s future Lisa Yang, senior Goldman executive and lead author of Music In The Air, joins the MBW Podcast
News Exceleration Music expands to Asia by investing in India-based indie label Azadi Records Company makes financial investment in India-headquartered independent record label, Azadi Records
News ASCAP sticks the boot into BMI over for-profit switch and sale talks: ‘We pay songwriters, not shareholders.’ Not-for-profit PRO makes little secret of who it's taunting in series of new social media posts
News TuneCore partners with song data startup Session, co-founded by Max Martin, ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, Niclas Molinder Partnership to allow independent artists to distribute their music from Session Studio directly to streaming platforms
Analysis Interviews With $65m raised, can DICE satisfy its growth ambitions (even considering the colossal market power of Ticketmaster)? Matt Pincus and Phil Hutcheon outline their view of the ticketing market to MBW
News Music tech company BandLab Technologies launches ‘comprehensive rebrand’ The company has also launched a new corporate website
News BMG revenues up 11.5% YoY in H1 2023, hitting $447m, as operating EBITDA grows 22.6% In H1 2023, BMG's operating EBITDA hit €90 million ($97m), up 22.6% YoY
News Universal Music Group acquires UAE-based music marketing and distribution agency Chabaka Music Chabaka is part of the wider CHBK Group
News Abbey Road Studios returns to back MBW’s A&R Awards on Tuesday, November 7… with Platinum tables now sold out Shortlists will be announced for the event next month
News JKBX, music royalty trading platform, will launch September 12, aiming to become ‘transformative force in music and investing’ Songs that will appear on the platform on day one will include a run of chart hits performed by artists like Beyoncé, Major Lazer, and Taylor Swift
News AI-powered marketing platform SymphonyOS raises $1m from LVRN, Ethiopia Habtemariam and more Startup says that it 'harnesses the power of AI to analyze millions of data points'
News Revelator expands in LATAM, hiring Luciana Pegorer and Arturo Soler to lead offices in Brazil and Mexico Company's LATAM expansion follows its recent office opening in Japan
Analysis News Italy’s recorded music revenues grew 14.2% in H1, with 19 of the Top 20 best-selling albums all by local acts Recorded music revenues in Italy reached €175 million in H1, according to FIMI, the organization that represents the Italian recorded music industry
News Music tech company InMusic considering legal action over Pioneer DJ parent’s takeover of Serato AlphaTheta Corporation announced in July that it’s planning to acquire all shares of New Zealand-headquartered Serato Audio Research Ltd.
News gamma expands in Africa and the Middle East with addition of two senior executive appointments Larry Gaaga named Vice President and General Manager, Africa and Dany Neville joins as Vice President, A&R, Middle East
News After 120,000+ submissions, HYBE and Geffen unveil 20 artists to compete for a spot in new global girl group Process of creating the group will be the subject of an upcoming untitled Netflix documentary series