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
News TikTok parent Bytedance to repurchase up to $3bn in shares ByteDance is reportedly offering to buy back up to $3bn worth of shares from investors at $176.94 apiece
News Amy Thomson leaving full-time role at Hipgnosis; Merck Mercuriadis pays tribute to ‘fearless’ exec, who will remain a consultant to company Thomson joined Hipgnosis two years ago following a highly successful stint in artist management
News Spotify sponsors Contemporary Black Music award at A&R Awards 2022 Streaming giant backs Contemporary Black Music award at UK music industry's big night
Analysis News US recorded music revenues hit $7.7bn in H1 2022, but growth slowed compared to H1 2021 RIAA has published its 2022 Mid-Year Music Industry Revenue Report