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
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