News Primary Wave makes strategic investment in India’s Times Music in deal worth $100m Partnership will see Primary Wave and Times Music invest in catalog opportunities in the Indian market
News Blackstone-owned production music house Audio Network buys Latin Music company Voodoo Tracks Deal marks company's first-ever acquisition of a music catalog
Analysis News All three major music publishers gained market share in 2021 (report) Sony Music Publishing remained the market leader with a 24.9% share
News Warner Music Singapore inks global distribution deal with Cross Ratio Entertainment Companies to work closely on new releases, catalogs, brand partnerships and more
News Spotify added 5m Premium subscribers in Q1, taking its total global paying subs audience to 210m Spotify's Monthly Active Users reached 515m at the end of Q1 2023
Analysis News Utopia is asking its shareholders to help it raise over $90m, as it forecasts profitability by June 2024 Company launches new share options program to help its fund its near-term plans
News Peermusic sues Sony Music Publishing for cut of Lizzo’s About Damn Time Peermusic and Malcolm McLaren's estate claim they are owed an 8% cut of royalties due for a sample used in the hit track
News Deezer’s revenues grew 6.2% YoY in Q1, but its total subscribers fell 2.1% to 9.3m France-born music streaming service Deezer has published its financial results for Q1 2023
Analysis Spotify needs to woo the boomers if it wants to keep growing in the US market A recent Edison Research report broke down why there may be a big opportunity for Daniel Ek's company amongst the 55-plus crowd in the States
News Reach Music acquires master and publishing rights for first two Judas Priest albums Reach buys both the master and publishing rights of Rocka Rolla and Sad Wings of Destiny from Gull Entertainments
Analysis The algorithm is your new boss More so in music than any business, a dollar is worth more when it’s made than when it’s paid, says Will Page
News Songwriter Louis Bell sets new RIAA record with 8 Diamond-certified singles Louis Bell becomes first songwriter to achieve eight RIAA Diamond-certified singles, six of which he created in collaboration with Post Malone
Analysis Music-generating AI: Official art? Or artificial? Nick Eziefula, partner at Simkins, on the legal questions for the music biz raised by 'fake Drake' et al
News Sony Music Japan’s PRISM Project is doubling down on virtual talent… and it’s just chosen its next three virtual stars SMEJ’s VTuber agency PRISM Project has introduced its fifth generation of virtual talent: Ami Amami, Kou Tsubame and Lana Shikami
Interviews ‘There can be a lot of mystery and complexity around live music and I see our role as demystifying all of that.’ Songkick General Manager Sarah Jones traces the evolution of the Warner Music-owned concert discovery platform and shares her views on the importance and future direction of live music…
News Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy stake in Bad Bunny’s label and management firm, Rimas Sony Music reportedly negotiating a deal to help Rimas CEO Noah Assad buy out his partner, Rafael Ricardo Jiménez Dan
News Politician in France calls for new tax on music streaming services A senator in France has called on the Minister of Culture Rima Abdul Malak to start taxing music streaming platforms
Analysis News From the ‘fake Drake’ AI track to BMG integrating frontline and catalog… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days