News Norva Denton appointed Senior Vice President, Head of Urban Music at AWAL Denton previously served as SVP of A&R at Warner Records
News SoundExchange collected $1.017bn in digital royalties from over 3,600 streaming platforms in 2022 Company distributed royalties to more than 600,000 creators in 2022, according to annual report
News TikTok adds text post feature as Twitter rebrands to X The new feature allows creators to publish text-based content
News Having paid out over $250m to its members to date, BeatStars strikes strategic partnership with AI Music startup Lemonaide Lemonaide has developed an AI-powered beat idea generator
Analysis News Spotify’s Premium subscriber base grew by 10m in Q2 to reach 220m paying users Spotify announces its financial results for Q2 2023
News Negla Abdela promoted to Managing Director at Ministry of Sound in the UK Exec first joined Sony Music UK-owned Ministry of Sound in 2015
Analysis Spotify is raising its price in the US and 52 other markets. How much money will that make the music industry? Whether you take a punchy or conservative view, Spotify is about to make a load more money
News Utopia axes 5% of staff as company shuts down R&D operations in the UK and Finland A spokesperson told MBW that, 'Utopia is currently streamlining its organization to increase efficiency'.
News GEMA acquires majority stake in music recognition technology firm SoundAware Group Company's tech is used by media companies, TV and radio broadcasters, event organizers and more
Interviews ‘We are smarter if we are together, rather than working in isolation.’ MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Cécile Rap-Veber, CEO of France-based CMO Sacem
Analysis Twitter, now rebranded as X, started sharing revenue with creators. What might this mean for the music industry? 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 White House secures voluntary safety pledges from Meta, Amazon, Google, others to manage AI risks The voluntary commitments aim to manage the risks posed by the rapid advancement of AI technology
News Spotify officially raises Premium subscription prices in the US, and in several markets across South America, Europe and Asia Music streaming giant Spotify has officially increased the price of its flagship Premium subscription in the US to $10.99.
News Spotify to finally raise flagship Premium price in the US next week, reports Wall Street Journal More price rises coming in multiple global territories from Daniel Ek's company, says WSJ
News From TikTok and Warner’s licensing deal to Jungkook’s global streaming success… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up This week's biggest stories...
News Bad Bunny and Shakira collaborators Albert Hype and Jota Rosas sign to Neon16 Publishing; Gaby Morales extends deal NEON16 was founded by music exec Lex Borrero in 2019 alongside hit producer Tainy
News Netflix just added 6m subscribers. Should Spotify copy its password crackdown? Netflix subs growth beat analysts’ expectations
News Now YouTube Music has raised its monthly price in the US. Is Spotify next? YouTube Music has risen by one dollar to $10.99 per month