News Proposed US bill would allow indie artists to negotiate collectively with streaming services, AI companies The Protect Working Musicians Act of 2023 was introduced on Tuesday (September 19)
Interviews News As Rema crosses 1bn Spotify streams, Mavin Records boss Don Jazzy says there’s ‘no ceiling for what he can go on to achieve’ Mavin Records founder Don Jazzy on his predictions for Afrobeats and for Rema following his new streaming milestone...
News Fan engagement app Afterparty.AI secures $5m in new funding, bringing total raised to $12m Afterparty says the money will go towards developing its new AI-powered platform
News Music tech company SonoSuite joins Spotify, YouTube, others in ‘Friends of IMPALA’ program Trade body's 'Friends' initiative is designed to facilitate collaboration between companies and the independent music sector
Analysis News BTS renew contracts with K-pop giant HYBE HYBE revealed the news in a regulatory filing on Wednesday (September 20)
News Primary Wave acquires stake in music publishing catalog of singer-songwriter Eddie Rabbitt Singer-songwriter co-wrote a dozen country music hits
News Universal introduces new ‘music-centric’ wellness app Sollos, strikes partnership with Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global Company made the announcements at its first Music + Health conference
Interviews Lucas Keller on ambition, songwriters, BMI – and what he’d do if he ran a major record company As Milk & Honey turns 10 years old, company founder Lucas Keller joins MBW's World's Greatest Managers series. He has some views...
News Influence Media, in partnership with Warner Chappell Music, acquires publishing catalog of songwriter Jesse Frasure Influence Media Partners is a US-based music and rights company founded in 2019 and led by Lylette Pizarro, Lynn Hazan, Rene McLean, and Jon Jashni
News Concord buys again as it swoops for Mojo Music & Media’s catalog of more than 30,000 songs The catalog includes the works of the bands REO Speedwagon, KISS, and Cheap Trick
News Bryan Castellani appointed Chief Financial Officer for Warner Music Group Exec has spent more than two decades at The Walt Disney Company, most recently as CFO for Disney Entertainment & ESPN
News TikTok says it’s working on automatic AI content detection, as it rolls out new ‘AI-generated’ label for creators TikTok rolls out new tool that will enable creators to label AI-generated content that they upload to the social media platform
News Rachel Jacobson appointed Senior Vice President, Creative Sync at Warner Chappell Music Exec previously served as Head of Sync and Artist Relations for the Paris-based Because Music Group
News SoundExchange paid out $498m to artists and labels in the first half of 2023 US performance rights organization distributed $269m in Q2
News Sonos secures legal victory against Google, this time at US trade tribunal Sonos and Google's patent battle continues
News Switzerland-based MusicBird buys catalog of songwriter and producer Alex P MusicBird secured a $100m loan facility in February 2023 for music rights acquisitions
Analysis News Recorded music industry revenues hit $8.4bn in the US in H1 – but paid streaming account growth slowed again While growth in new subscriptions was slower in H1 2023 versus H1 2022, the subscription accounts that were already active in H1 2023 were paying more