News Universal partners with generative AI startup Endel to create ‘AI-powered, artist-driven functional music’ Companies will use Endel’s proprietary AI technology to let UMG artists "reimagine" their music and create "science-backed soundscapes"
News BandLab raises another $25m, valuing music creation company at $425m Series B1 was led by existing investor Cercano Management
News Ernst Trapp steps down as CEO of Warner’s EMP Merchandising and President of E-Commerce at WMG Trapp steered EMP through its $180m acquisition by Warner Music Group
News ‘Taylor Swift bill’ proposed in Massachusetts to ban dynamic ticket pricing Massachusetts lawmakers propose new legislation
News TikTok sues Montana for alleged violation of First Amendment rights over app ban Montana ban "unconstitutional," says TikTok
News Donna Vergier named VP, International Marketing at Chrysalis Records/Blue Raincoat Music Exec previously held international marketing positions at Mute, Domino Recordings and Good Soldier Records
Analysis It owns a chunk of both Warner Music Group and Universal Music Group. But what is Fidelity Investments? Fidelity’s holdings of approximately 54.8 million shares of UMG is currently around €1.05 billion ($1.14 billion)
Analysis News Who owns Universal Music Group today? Music Business Worldwide digs into the numbers behind the institutional shareholders of the largest company in music rights
News Nick Jarjour exits role as Global Head of Song Management at Hipgnosis Songs Fund Exec to 'embark on an exciting new chapter in [his] journey'
Analysis News TikTok is starting to look more and more like SoundCloud TikTok music strategy moves up a gear with new music discovery hub, and exclusive deals with indie artists
News Apple restricts employees from using ChatGPT (report) Apple is concerned that employees using AI apps is a risk to data security, the WSJ reported
Interviews ‘Right now, it’s us against maths, isn’t it?’ MBW interviews Pete Simmons, Universal Music Publishing Group’s UK Head of A&R
News Music credits company Jaxsta launches online record store Vinyl.com Company says the 'iconic' vinyl.com URL offers a deep catalog of vinyl records, powered by Jaxsta’s Official Music Credits'.
Analysis Blog Closing the book on ‘storytelling’. Eamonn Forde on why music marketing's favorite buzzword is so often misplaced
News Facebook parent Meta fined $1.3bn in the EU over data privacy violations Meta was found to have violated the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) rules
News Fourth CTO Christian Berthelsen joins Voly Group as Non-Executive Director Voly Group is the parent company of Voly Music, which launched into the music industry in 2021
Analysis News Meet the virtual artists backed by some of the world’s biggest entertainment companies Music companies are jumping into the virtual-artist space in a big way
News ASCAP, BMI form joint task force to combat fraud in music industry Initiative to address fraudulent activities associated with musical works within the collective management ecosystem.