News SM Entertainment founder Lee Soo-man talks the metaverse and his ‘Future Vision of K-Pop’ SM Entertainment's founder and Chief Producer delivered a speech at Stanford University On Friday, May 20
News Is Elon Musk going to save the music industry? This MBW op/ed comes from Ran Geffen, founder of XR connect development agency OMR and CEO of Amusica Song Management in Israel
News Helen Sachdev named Chair of joint venture between PPL and PRS for Music Sachdev takes over from Teresa Robson-Capps, and will run a board that is made up of three PPL and three PRS for Music Directors
News Kakul Srivastava named new Splice CEO, as founder Steve Martocci transitions to new role Joining the company from Adobe, Srivastava has served on the Splice Board of Directors since 2021
News Nick Barr named Vice President, A&R and Creative Strategy at Island Records Barr will play a key role in signing new talent, while bringing his marketing, digital, and creative strategy to the label
News Madelaine Napoleone joins Warner Music Canada as VP, Marketing Napoleone joins from Universal Music Canada, where she worked for nearly 18 years
News After raising $122m, mobile ticketing platform DICE expands into Germany DICE recently raised up to $122 million in Series C funding
Interviews News Troy Carter’s Venice is launching an NFT-gated members’ club – offering artist services, studios, and more Troy Carter talks about the Venice Music Collective and shares his thoughts on the future of Web3 and NFTs in the music industry
Analysis Blog Music streaming has a ‘tsundoku’ problem London-based music industry journalist Eamonn Forde on the future of music streaming's subscription model
Interviews ‘Music has always been my safe haven, it kept me off the streets and it kept me dreaming big.’ Swizz Beatz discusses growing up in the South Bronx, his approach to production, working with artists and much more besides.
News Music Web3 startup Highlight raises $11m from backers including Three Six Zero, WME Highlight aims to let anyone mint NFTs with no technical knowledge required
News Warner buys minority stake in Poland-based hip-hop concert promoter BIG Idea Deal will see the companies work together to launch new festivals
News Zach Katz joins FaZe Clan as President and COO, ahead of eSports firm’s expected $1bn SPAC merger Former BMG President teams up with Lee Trink, the one-time head of EMI Capitol
News Sony Music Publishing signs deal with BTS co-writer MAX The announcement comes on the heels of the news that MAX has co-written the upcoming BTS single, Yet to Come.
Analysis News From Universal dumping DIY distribution to Zach Katz at FaZe Clan: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News After suing Google over app store rules, Epic’s Bandcamp can continue using own payment system… for now. The latest chapter in the legal battle between Epic Games and Google
News Rob Hallett’s Robomagic Live acquired by North American promoter Outback Presents Companies to work together to expand their global touring offerings