News Moonage Daydream, BMG and Live Nation’s David Bowie documentary, has grossed more than $12m this year at the box office Critically acclaimed movie was released in September
Analysis News From Anghami’s 200,000 AI-generated songs to the latest copyright infringement lawsuit against a US ISP… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News Music companies hit internet service operator Altice USA with $1bn copyright infringement lawsuit Altice, which owns the Optimum broadband brand, has become the latest US IP to be hit with a copyright infringement lawsuit
Analysis News Classical music use on YouTube content soared 90% globally in 2022 — report Epidemic Sound publishes inaugural Sound of the Internet Report
News UK music licensing company PPL pays out $52.5m in Q4 distribution Collections were for the use of recorded music in the UK and internationally
Blog ‘A future sync market powered by Web3 tools is an exciting prospect.’ This op/ed comes from Keatly Haldeman, CEO of Web3 music sync licensing platform Dequency and a former CEO at music publisher, record label and sync specialist Riptide Music Group
Interviews Allen Kovac and Better Noise pivoted to horror movies during the pandemic – and found a promotional goldmine for rock artists. Over 150 million views of music videos with The Retaliators footage have taken place on YouTube alone
News Beau Benton appointed Senior Vice President, Media and Operations at Republic Records Benton joined Republic Records in 2014 as Vice President of Media
Analysis News Another music streaming service is making its own AI-generated songs – and it’s on course to create over 200,000 of them. MENA-focused Anghami claims that it will soon become the first platform to host over 200k songs generated by AI.
News Podcast company Audio Up raises nearly $10m, with plans to invest funds into music side of its business Company has raised $20m to date
Analysis Blog Why it’s time to formulate your Twitter escape plan The following op/ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
News Sameen Singh appointed Chief Strategy Officer and Chief Digital Officer at 88Rising He will report directly to CEO and Founder Sean Miyashiro, and be based in Los Angeles.
News Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2023: Tananai, Thuy, Amelia Moore, Oxlade MBW's showcase series for VEVO's 2023 Artists To Watch continues
News Beyoncé named biggest artist-songwriter in Q3 2022, on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Beyoncé was the top artist-songwriter overall with 60 certifications
News Warner Music Group makes investment in virtual fashion platform DRESSX 'DRESSX is exactly the type of partner we need sprinting alongside us as we build for the future,' said
News Arno Van Berkel appointed Managing Director at Fruits Music He joins the company from his previous position of Managing Director at Warner Chappell Music, Benelux
News Kate Loesch named Senior Director of Creative at Kobalt Loesch is tasked with signing artists and writers as well as working with the global Kobalt creative roster
Interviews News Karol G was Vevo’s most-viewed artist globally for the second consecutive year in 2022, with 2.76bn views 'Latin music continues to be a global sensation,' says Vevo