News SoundExchange wins $9.7m royalties lawsuit against Slacker and parent company LiveOne Court rules in favor of US performance rights organization SoundExchange
News Record industry clamps down on AI-based music extractors that infringe on copyrights RIAA has lodged its 2022 Review of Notorious Markets for Counterfeiting and Piracy
News Simon Cowell teams with TikTok, Universal Music Group to launch music-making online ‘talent show’ StemDrop will see artists making their own tracks using stems from a Max Martin-penned single
News Sony Music inks new partnership with Kuwait-based creative studio GHMZA to sign Khaleeji pop artists Bader Al Shuaibi and Bashar al-Shatti will be the first two artists to work with Sony Music Middle East
News Pinterest strikes deals with Warner, Merlin and BMG to expand music experience on platform Users will now be able to add tracks to 'Idea Pins', Pinterest's short-form video tool
Analysis News As Microsoft’s $68.7bn Activision buyout awaits approval, games giant files patent for AI music tech Activision has been experimenting with tech that creates AI-generated personalized music for players within a video game
Analysis News Why the music industry is headed for a tussle with TikTok over royalties New financial data and comments from Sir Lucian Grainge suggest that tension is mounting over TikTok's payouts to the music industry
News ONErpm launches ‘Amplifier’ marketing platform, which it says raised DIY artist streams by 129% in September 'Amplifier', provides "on-demand information and transparency" regarding clients' marketing campaigns
Interviews ‘Management is often about saying what the artist doesn’t want to hear, when they need to hear it.’ Benjamin Evans tells the story of turning 5 Seconds of Summer from Aussie unknowns to global superstars...
News 2 Chainz to host weekly Amazon Music Live concert series on Prime Video The series is called Amazon Music Live and will go online Thursdays at 9pm PDT
News HYBE share price rises after news of BTS members enlisting in military Shares of HYBE, the parent company of BTS’s management team BIGHIT MUSIC, rose 1.3% when the market opened on Tuesday (October 18)
News Brandon Davis and Jeff Levin named Executive Vice Presidents, Co-Heads of Pop A&R at Atlantic Records Davis and Levin were most recently Senior Vice Presidents of A&R
News Universal launches new soundtrack label, Mercury Classics Soundtrack & Score Label launched by Universal Music Group's Decca Records, Verve Label Group (VLG) and Globe Soundtrack & Score
Interviews Per Sundin on ABBA, Pophouse’s acquisition strategy – and why he thinks the smartest people at record companies will soon be working on catalog The CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, and former CEO of Universal Music Sweden, joins the MBW Podcast
News Is Spotify readying a $20-a-month ‘Platinum’ tier that includes HiFi audio? The 'Platinum' level service will reportedly include HiFi audio, a "Headphone Tuner" and more
News As BTS prepare to join the military – and quit music until 2025 – HYBE’s CEO says company has a plan without its biggest earner HYBE has confirmed that BTS will carry out compulsory military service in their home country of South Korea
News Mercedes-Benz strikes Dolby Atmos partnership with Apple Music and Universal Universal will officially base song approval process on sound quality in Mercedes-Benz vehicles
News Voly Group hires Henry Featherstone from Investec as Head of Treasury Sales Voly works with artist management companies, live music promoters, tour managers and business managers, amongst other sectors