News Snapchat hires Warner exec Maaliq Joseph as Manager of Music Artists Partnerships He will report to Francis Roberts, Snap’s Head of Creator Partnerships
News After raising $150m last month, music experiences company Pollen lets 150+ staff go 'There are no more planned changes,' says Co-Founder and CEO Callum Negus-Fancey
News Music-for-retail company Vibenomics raises $12.3m in Series B Funding Round was led by Panoramic Ventures
News TIYA, a social audio platform and Clubhouse rival with 20m downloads, integrates Spotify into its app 'Our users now have another tool to socialize and share their lifestyles and interests,' said James Lin, CEO of TIYA
News BTS break record for ‘biggest show of the year’ on Apple Music 1 with debut episode of ‘BTS Radio’ Three-episode limited series will air weekly leading up to the release of new album on 10 June
News Brandon Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment makes raft of promotions and new hires Jay Cao elevated to Vice President
Analysis Blog The Gamification of Everything The following op/ed comes from Dan Symons, founder of SPLIT / LIP, a Web3 and metaverse business consultancy for rights owners
Analysis News From Justin Timberlake’s catalog sale to Sony’s unrecouped balance program expansion: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Astralwerks and Capitol Records China ink licensing deal with Live Nation Asia label Fabled Records Astralwerks, Capitol Records China to collaborate on the global release and distribution of Fabled Records artists and projects
News India-based music NFT platform FanTiger, founded by ex-Gaana CEO Prashan Agarwal, raises $5.5m Seed round was led by Multicoin Capital
News Jason Allen promoted to Senior Director of Infrastructure Operations at TuneCore Allen has been integral in building the company’s infrastructure team, says TuneCore
News Matt Pincus’ MUSIC raises $200m, as it eyes record label, publishing, tech and Web3 investments JS Capital Management and Schusterman Family Investments join Liontree to partner with Pincus
News Sujata Murthy promoted to Executive Vice President of Media & Artist Relations at Universal Music Enterprises Murthy will also work closely with artists, managers and estates across UMG’s roster
News Sony Music joins $7.5m funding round for royalty-free music startup Slip.stream Latest round brings company's total raised to $10.75 million
News Beatport acquires music discovery portal LabelRadar LabelRadar joins Hype and LabelBase as part of Beatport’s Music Services division
News Justin Timberlake sells song catalog to Hipgnosis and its $1bn-backed Blackstone fund Hipgnosis buys 100% of all of Timberlake’s copyright, ownership and financial interests of the Writer and Publisher’s Share of Public Performance income, and the catalog of musical compositions written by Justin Timberlake.
News Sony Music to expand unrecouped balance program to more artists and songwriters Sony Music is extending the program on a rolling basis
Interviews ‘Being straightforward and honest, not skirting around the issue, always yields the best results – and an understanding artist’ Adam Alpert on the rise of The Chainsmokers, the potential of Dove Cameron, hard work, good times and the future of the industry