News Hume attracts $11.7m in funding to grow roster of Web3 artists Investment firm TCG Crypto led the funding round
News Mr. Probz says he’s filed a ‘multi-million-euro’ lawsuit against Sony for allegedly withholding royalties Mr. Probz and his record label Left Lane say that they've filed a lawsuit against Sony Music Entertainment in Amsterdam
News Kebu Commissiong, Carlos Escalona Cruz, Matt DuFour and Lou Plaia named A&R Directors at Sentric New hires follow Sentric’s move into North America
News Triller settles lawsuit filed by Timbaland and Swizz Beatz over Verzuz payments Lawsuit was filed against Triller in August
News Deezer vows to turn profitable by 2025 as H1 losses shrink by €8.8m Company lost 300,000 subscribers in H1
News Music execs John Leahy and Rupert King move to full-time artist management roles at Blue Raincoat Execs transition to Blue Raincoat Artists, the artist management division of Blue Raincoat Music
News Napster hires Roblox former Global Head of Music, Jon Vlassopulos, as CEO Company has also announced a new funding round
Analysis News From Robert Kyncl joining WMG as CEO, to the US record industry’s $7.7bn in H1… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News Believe makes series of leadership hires and promotions in Southeast Asia Believe says that these new executive appointments 'are central to capitalize on the growth trajectory across the region'
Analysis J.P. Morgan just wrote a glowing endorsement of Hipgnosis Songs Fund. Here’s why. The investment giant just gave a thundering vote of confidence in HSF's business, following a recent flurry of business media scrutiny
Interviews ‘The more inclusive we become, the more successful we will be.’ Doreen Schimk, co-President of Warner Music Central Europe, discusses gender equality in music, bringing German hip-hop to the global stage, and much more besides
Interviews ‘I would never just show up at the party just because there’s an invitation; I have to believe I can make a contribution’ Legendary producer Daniel Lanois on his role in U2's global breakthrough, two of Bob Dylan's career highlights and the importance of trust
Analysis News Could Spotify’s locked audiobooks model be a new way for artists to make money on its platform? Could Spotify's locked play button model used for audiobooks be applied to artist content?
News The A&R Awards 2022: The finalists revealed! The nominees for this year's UK-focused event – taking place on November 8 – have been confirmed
News Independent rock label Sumerian Records inks long-term distribution deal with Virgin Music Sumerian has over 2.35m YouTube Subscribers
News Leila Oliveira promoted to President of Warner Music Brazil Sérgio Affonso to step down after more than 15 years as President to run his own independent label
Interviews ‘Classical music is not subject to trends and fads. The genre shows longer-term value across generations.’ MBW's Trailblazers series interviews Martin Kudla, Deputy Director and Digital Marketing Manager at Czech record label SUPRAPHON
News Downtown forms new division to house global services, headed up by Fuga CEO Pieter van Rijn Pieter van Rijn named President of new division