News Interscope Geffen A&M makes four senior executive promotions Michelle An, Gary Kelly, Sam Riback and Nicole Wyskoarko appointed to new roles
Analysis UK concert-goers spent £2 billion on tickets in 2022 – up 23% on pre-pandemic 2019. But the industry has a ‘go big or go home’ challenge on its hands. Economist Will Page dives into 2022's live music numbers out of the United Kingdom
Interviews ‘There’s a safe room we go to where the two of us can say anything to each other.’ Boy (George Merrill) Meets Girl (Shannon Rubicam) discuss writing 1980s mega-hits How Will I Know and I Wanna Dance With Somebody, their experience as artists, divorce, trust and rediscovering their passion for writing...
News Frances Moore to step down as CEO of IFPI As IFPI’s longest-serving leader, Moore has led the trade body since 2010
News BandLab parent relaunches long-running music media brand NME as global print magazine Magazine will have exclusive availability via BandLab parent-owned Music Retailer Dawsons
Analysis 15% of the general population in the US are ‘superfans.’ Here’s what that means for the music business. Recent stats published by US market monitor Luminate highlight the impact that superfans are having on the music business
News HarbourView acquires again, snapping up select music assets of artist, songwriter and producer, Blackbear Blackbear co-wrote Justin Bieber's six-time platinum single, Boyfriend
News Laffitte Management Group and Sony Music join $12m Series A funding round for creator commerce platform KOMI Startup has raised $17m in a little over a year
Analysis News Germany’s recorded music business generated $1.18bn in the first half of 2023, up 6.6% YoY Audio streaming now accounts for 75.7% of Germany's total recorded music market
News SESAC Music Group partners with five Southeast Asian collection societies to form multi-territorial digital licensing hub The group of societies have formed The Asian Alliance Music Rights Organization (AAMRO)
Analysis Blog Music’s addicted to the ‘Monthly Active User’ metric. But it tells us nothing. The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
Interviews ‘People really like music. But the music industry lets everyone else capture the value.’ Travis Rosenblatt talks Meddling and much more besides on the latest MBW Podcast
News $100m-backed Asia-focused fund blackx strikes global music rights partnership with superstar Tanya Chua Fund launched in late September with an initial USD $100 million in financing
News Sally Davies appointed Managing Director of Abbey Road Studios Exec joins Abbey Road from Vivendi Village where she was CEO of U-Live
News TikTok Music expands to Australia, Mexico and Singapore Expansion comes two weeks after TikTok Music launched in Brazil and Indonesia
News TikTok and Warner Music Group sign ‘first of its kind’ multi-year licensing deal – including scope for ‘additional and alternative economic models’ WMG boss Robert Kyncl and TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew make major joint announcement
News TikTok launches global ‘Elevate’ rising artists program to ‘identify the next wave of emerging stars’ TikTok says it will offer 'meaningful support both in-app and out in the world'.
News Mushroom Group launches new talent booking agency, MBA led by Guven Yilmaz Agency represents a new partnership with Guven Yilmaz (previously Vita Music Group)