Analysis News 100 million AI-generated tracks have been created by music platform Mubert Figure is roughly equal to the entire catalog of tracks available on Spotify
News Cutting Edge acquires majority stake in White Stork, the publishing company of UK composer Tom Howe CEMM's acquisition of White Stork follows its eight-figure deal with pop songwriter and producer Jamie Hartman in May
News Epidemic Sound unveils ‘Soundmatch’ AI-powered music discovery tool for videos Soundmatch analyzes the visual frames within a creator's video
Interviews Will Page on streaming pricing, music’s revenue ‘pie’ – and why the global record industry is more local than ever The author and former Chief Economist at Spotify discusses multiple hot topics with MBW founder Tim Ingham
Analysis TikTok Music is live in Brazil and Indonesia. What might this mean for Spotify? MBW Explains is a series of analytical features in which we explore the context behind major music industry talking points – and suggest what might happen next.
News Universal Music Germany inks Dolby Atmos deal with production company ThreeDee Music Deal includes selected frontline releases as well as parts of the more recent back catalog
News Pioneer DJ parent AlphaTheta acquires New Zealand-headquartered Serato Audio The deal is subject to approval by the New Zealand Overseas Investment Office
News Stem raises $250m from Victory Park Capital to expand artist advances News arrives more than a year after Stem raised $20 million in a new round of funding
Interviews ‘Madizin Music is redefining the traditional relationship between artists and labels.’ Madizin Music Managing Director Pat Benzner on Schlager, Deutchpop and Germany's music business...
News Metaverse studio Karta receives $1.1m funding from music and gaming industry players Karta has delivered projects on platforms like Roblox, Fortnite, and Decentraland
News A 10% stake in Led Zeppelin’s music is for sale. Here’s how it ended up on the market. Stake is being sold by Helen Grant, the daughter of the band's former manager, Peter Grant, as first reported by The Times on Monday (July 10)
News Sarah Silverman sues OpenAI and Meta over alleged copyright infringement in AI training Silverman is one of three book authors suing OpenAI and Meta
News Universal launches The Core Records label venture led by Kevin ‘Chief’ Zaruk and Simon Tikhman The venture will sign and develop new artists
Analysis Peloton paid the record industry more than TikTok last year, says Goldman Sachs (and 3 more revelations from financial giant’s latest ‘Music In The Air’ paper) MBW combs through the latest iteration of one of music's most influential financial reports
News Live Nation expands presence in Latin America by acquiring Páramo Presenta in Colombia The deal was executed through OCESA, which Live Nation acquired a controlling interest of in December of 2021
News Cindy Rampersaud joins Hipgnosis Songs Fund board as Independent Non-Executive Director Exec has held senior executive roles at Virgin, Warner Brothers, EMI and more
Interviews ‘In terms of a mass market, the algorithm has already won. But for more specialist stuff, I don’t think there’s ever been a more important role for the curator.’ Pioneering DJ Gilles Peterson reflects on his time behind the microphone and in the business…
News Tuned Global joins forces with telco Tusass to launch music streaming service in Greenland App will be Greenland's first local streaming service