News Erika Montes, SoundCloud’s Global VP for Artist & Label Relations, joins Rostrum Records as President Rostrum founder Benjy Grinberg to move into new role of CEO
News Adam Gardiner joins Concord Music Publishing as Senior Vice President of International Sync Exec joins from Universal Music’s creative division, Globe, where he was Head of Film & TV.
News Spotify wipes vacancies from global jobs board as hiring freeze hits after 500+ layoffs Music streaming company is reducing its global workforce by 6%
Analysis News Over-spending and under-pricing: Spotify’s commercial missteps have come back to haunt it. A close look at some of the factors that led Daniel Ek to slash 500 jobs from his worldwide headcount this week
News Rapper Papoose named Head of Hip-Hop at TuneCore Papoose will report directly to Andreea Gleeson, Chief Executive Officer, TuneCore
News Patrick Moxey’s Ultra International Music Publishing acquires catalog of Grammy-winning producer Zaytoven UIMP has also struck a co-publishing deal with Zaytoven
Analysis News Done deal: Justin Bieber sells catalog to Hipgnosis’ Blackstone fund Deal means Blackstone-backed Hipgnosis Songs Capital has spent around half a billion dollars to date
News Ru Ping Gan named VP of Digital, Asia Pacific at Warner Chappell Music Exec joined the company in 2013
Interviews As ChatGPT sets the internet aflame, will AI write the lyrics of tomorrow’s hits? Dr. Maya Ackerman talks AI, ChatGPT, and human creativity on the latest MBW Podcast
News Irving Azoff’s PRO, Global Music Rights, settles two copyright infringement lawsuits in the US 'We are dedicated to protecting the rights of GMR songwriters and composers,' said GMR General Counsel, Emio Zizza
News EMPIRE partners with Web3 music investment platform Nebula Nebula was founded by Alessandro De Luca, Fuad Hawit and Startup Incubators
News Rights management firm Interstellar Music launches with key hires from Kobalt, BMG David Wille to join as Global Head of Sync and Brand Partnerships, and Sarah Bargiela named Head of Copyright and Royalties
News Primary Wave buys music rights of Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek of the Doors, in ‘monumental’ deal The Doors sold over 35m albums in the US alone and over 100m worldwide
News Warner strikes ‘milestone deal’ with YES, buys recorded music rights to band’s Atlantic Records catalog YES have sold more than 30 million albums worldwide
News Spotify to slash over 500 jobs worldwide, as Dawn Ostroff exits streaming platform Alex Norström, currently Chief Freemium Business Officer, and Gustav Söderström, currently Chief Research & Development Officer, upped to co-Presidents
News Patrick Moxey files counterclaim against Sony Music in legal feud over use of ‘Ultra’ name Entrepreneur argues that his publishing company's use of the Ultra name is distinct from Ultra Records' trademark
News From Flo Rida’s $82.6m legal victory, to the landmark streaming fraud investigation in France… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News TuneCore renews and expands partnership with UK-based publishing administrator Sentric TuneCore Publishing Administration has paid over $100m to songwriters since 2012