Analysis News TikTok launches ‘Artist Impact Program’, inks several distribution deals to connect artists with brands TikTok inks global distribution deals with Believe, DistroKid, Vydia and more to 'fuel the pipeline of talent and artist-driven music' on its Commercial Music Library
Analysis Who owns Warner Music Group today? MBW takes a deep dive through SEC filings to paint a picture of WMG's cap table
News Sam Altman, CEO of ChatGPT maker OpenAI, to call for regulation of artificial intelligence in the US CEO of OpenAI – the company behind the now-famous ChatGPT app – set to testify in front of the US Congress on Tuesday (May 16)
News Apple adds concert discovery features to Apple Maps and Apple Music Apple Music expands music curation efforts into the live music space
News Tencent Music Entertainment had 94.4m paying music users at the end of Q1, up 17.7% YoY Tencent Music Entertainment Group has published its financial results for Q1 2023 (the three months to end of March)
Interviews ‘Technology is a fantastic thing but there’s nothing like human curation.’ MBW’s Inspiring Women series interviews Moon Projects founder Mary Rahmani
News Audiomack’s ‘Creator App’ reaches 1m installations Platform launched its Creator App in February 2022
News Luminate launches redesigned streaming, sales data platform New platform include a revamped user interface
News EU approves Microsoft’s $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard Deal clears major hurdle after the UK blocked the deal less than a month ago
Analysis News Utopia to build new music warehouse in the UK in $125m deal with logistics company DP World DP World is fitting out a new warehouse in Bicester in the UK for Utopia's distribution unit, Utopia Distribution Services
Analysis Blog TikTok isn’t where ‘stars get started’. Stars start themselves. Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd on the claims made about artist development by digital platforms, and the reality
News HYBE just released a K-pop track sung in six different languages using AI voice technology HYBE releases 'first-ever multilingual track produced in Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish and Vietnamese'
Analysis News The 3 major music companies are now jointly generating approximately $2.9m per hour With $6.2 billion in revenue secured in Q1, can the majors now go on to jointly top $25 billion in annual revenue in 2023?
News Payments automation platform Tipalti raises $150m from JPMorgan and Hercules Capital Company has also appointed three new C-suite executives
News Jennifer Cabalquinto named Chief Financial Officer at EMPIRE Exec previously held Chief Financial Officer positions at 2K Games, Universal Studios Hollywood and more
News Former file-sharing platform LimeWire reaches $17.5m in total funding following multiple financing rounds File-sharing platform recently relaunched as a digital collectibles marketplace
News Moon Projects founder Mary Rahmani joins Songfluencer, Genni & Co. as Strategic Advisor Moon Projects' Mary Rahmani was TikTok’s first music hire in North America
News European lawmakers close to launching ‘world’s first rules’ on artificial intelligence Under the draft mandate, AI systems with “an unacceptable level of risk to people’s safety” would be strictly banned