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.
News TikTok users file lawsuit to block ban in Montana Lawsuit seeks to reverse the ban on the short-form video platform in the state of Montana
News From Ed Sheeran’s second ‘Let’s Get It On’ lawsuit victory to the 3 majors’ joint $2.9m per hour… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place
Interviews ‘Our ambition is to sign acts with the best talent and break them on a global scale.’ Jamie Spinks, Head of A&R at Columbia in the UK, on how A&R is evolving, and more...
News Shahendra Ohneswere appointed Head of Creative Strategy at Island Records Shahendra joins Islands Records from Columbia
News ONErpm launches Digital Strategy Department, led by Casey Childers Located in Nashville, Childers was most recently Senior Project Manager at the company
News Revenues at ticketing and events giant CTS Eventim soared 163% YoY to $392.9m in Q1 Company sold 18 million tickets online in Q1
News Sony Music Masterworks acquires live music and events company Proactiv Entertainment Proactiv Managing Director Nicolas Renna will continue to lead the business