News Universal just launched its own streaming service for classical music via Deutsche Grammophon A subscription for STAGE+ will cost EUR €14.90 per month, or €149 per year
News SoundCloud offers 50% off its ‘Next Pro’ plan, which includes unlimited uploads and releases Next Pro offers unlimited track uploads and a premium profile badge
Analysis News Taylor Swift slams ‘excruciating’ tour presale, as Live Nation addresses Ticketmaster competition concerns Live Nation publishes statement after Ticketmaster site crashes during ‘Verified Fan’ sale for Taylor Swift tour
News Mike Kadziulis named Executive Manager and Head of Radio at YMU Music Kadziulis was previously an independent artist manager running his own artist management company called Mad Ones.
News From Taylor Swift crashing Ticketmaster to Tencent Music’s 1,000+ AI songs… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
Interviews ‘What I would say I’m proudest of at ADA is the culture. There’s a way in which we do things that, when people join us, they sign up to.’ Howard Corner, Managing Director of ADA at Warner Music UK, is celebrating 30 years in the music industry, and nearly a decade at the helm of Warner UK’s Artist and Label Services division.
News Taylor Swift just crashed Ticketmaster’s site and sold over 2 million tickets. To meet demand, she would have had to play 900 stadium shows. Ticketmaster's site crashed during the 'Verified Fan' ticket sale for Swift's tour
Analysis Blog Are creators being used as cannon fodder in the NFT game? The following MBW op/ed comes from PPL CIO Mark Douglas.
Interviews Jane Third: What I Wish I’d Known Jane Third recalls the lessons learned across her career…
News Pico Cibelli named President of Warner Music Italy, as Marco Alboni steps down as Chairman and CEO after 9+ years Exec joins from Sony Music Italy
Analysis Blog While in Qatar, gently weep: music and the rancid politics of culture-washing at the World Cup Eamonn Forde gives his views on the upcoming football (soccer) World Cup, and music's involvement
Interviews News With AWAL and Platoon both acquired, Tencent-backed FRTYFVE is becoming an indie power player in artist services London-headquartered FRTYFVE has doubled revenues annually since Tencent invested in it in 2020
Interviews ‘We’re trying to create an ecosystem that allows African artists to have long term careers in music.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews the founders of Lagos, Nigeria and UK-based NATIVE Records
News Downtown makes strategic investment in ‘LinkedIn for creatives’ Vampr 'Vampr has carved out an important niche in our industry,' said Downtown's Tracy Maddux
News The Beatport Group makes string of promotions and organization changes Sean Sullivan has been named Chief Technology Officer
News Spotify rival Anghami reduces headcount by 22% as part of ‘sustained focus on profitability’ MENA-focused service has published its preliminary Q3 results
News Merck Mercuriadis slams ‘tragedy’ of UK streaming inquiry outcome for songwriters, as record labels applaud industry’s ‘strong progress’ Representatives for music labels and musicians were quizzed on the Economics of Music Streaming in the UK this week
News Tizita Makuria appointed Vice President, A&R at PULSE Music Group Makuria joins PULSE Music Group from Artist Publishing Group