News One House launches management platform and creative studio division Company was founded in 2015 by CEO Napper Tandy
News Jeff Skaggs appointed Head of Milk & Honey Nashville Skaggs previously served as VP of Creative at Creative Nation
News Abbey Road Studios Music Photography Awards return for second year Event celebrates the art of music photography
Analysis Why a $1 billion deal for Queen’s catalog is possible – and what CNN and The Daily Mail got drastically wrong A deeper dive into what could become the biggest music catalog deal of all time
News YMU explores financial restructuring, owing current lenders £70m (report) YMU is home to a transatlantic music division representing talent in the UK and US
News Anthem invests in Timbaland’s music marketplace Beatclub, acquires additional publishing interests in his catalog Company expands long-standing partnership with Timbaland
News Universal Music Group opens $800m bond offering Proceeds will be used for refinancing of existing debt and paying transaction fees and expenses
Interviews This independent artist has over a billion streams on Spotify. 10 years ago, a record label told him his music was ‘unreleasable’. Bruno Major joins the Music Business Worldwide Podcast
Analysis Carving up, or growing the pie? Annabella Coldrick, Chief Executive of the UK-based Music Managers Forum, discusses the major record companies' share of the streaming pie
News Dua Lipa ‘Levitating’ copyright infringement lawsuit dismissed Artikal Sound System alleged that Levitating was 'substantially similar' to their 2017 track 'Live Your Life'
News New ETF claims to offer ‘convenient solution’ for investors looking for exposure to the global music industry Exchange-traded funds have exploded in popularity in recent years, and now they’re coming to the music business.
News Ex-ByteDance exec claims China’s government accessed TikTok data of users in Hong Kong (report) Claims were reported by The Wall Street Journal on Monday, June 5
News Luke Combs named top artist-songwriter in Q1 2023, on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Ray Fulcher claimed the title of the top non-performing songwriter
News Warner Music Japan strikes strategic partnership with creative house LAND LAND to produce music involving collaborations with prominent global artists
News EU calls on tech giants to label AI-generated content The EU is asking tech giants like Google, Meta, TikTok and Microsoft to start labeling AI-generated content on its services
News Universal’s merch company Bravado makes series of leadership appointments Alyssa Tobias named Vice President, Head of Creative Services, amongst other appointments
News Firebird confirms investments in Mick Management, Lex Borrero’s Ntertain, Defected, more Nat Zilkha says Firebird has access to $1 billion in capital, has spent hundreds of millions of dollars
News Members of K-pop group EXO file anti-trust complaint against SM Entertainment Artists dispute the legitimacy of their contracts