News Nick Bral promoted to Vice President, Creative, at Sony Music Publishing Bral will be responsible for managing songwriter relations and fostering creative collaboration on behalf of the company’s U.S. roster
News NFT platform SoundMint raises $1.7m led by the Sandbox parent Animoca Brands SoundMint says that its NFTs are musical compositions derived from stems
News Mojo Music & Media acquires stakes in catalogs of Bob Morrison and Jerry Reed Mojo acquires 50% interest in the publishing catalog of Bob Morrison, and the writer share, artist and record royalties of Jerry Reed
News Live Nation launches in the Philippines, acquires promoter Music Management International Rhiza Pascua appointed Managing Director Live Nation Philippines
News From Cinq Music raising $100m to Midem’s return in 2023 : It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News AI-powered music creation platform Soundful raises $3.8m funding round Platforms tracks are fully licensed for use in videos, advertisements and social media campaigns
News Former file-sharing platform LimeWire raises $10.4m in private token sale to grow its NFT marketplace Investment came from DAO Jones ( includingSteve Aoki) and Deadmau5’s fund 720Mau5
News Ankur Patel named Chief Business Officer at Venice Music Patel joins Venice from the music tech company Splice
Analysis Blog Why Ed Sheeran’s copyright victory matters – by the lawyers that represented him. The following op/ed comes from Simon Goodbody and Mark Krais, Partner and co-founding Partner at Bray & Krais Solicitors
News Bob Roback stepping down as CEO of Ingrooves Music Group after 7 years Roback has led Ingrooves through significant revenue growth, as well as global expansion
News Universal Music Publishing Group inks global admin deal with Spanish-language TV network Univision Univision is the largest provider of Spanish-language TV content in the US
Interviews Luis Sánchez, CEO of AfinArte: ‘Latin artists are now global artists.’ MBW's Trailblazers series kicks off with one of Mexico's premier independent music entrepreneurs
News Roblox Global Head of Music Jonathan Vlassopulos to step down 'The time has come to embark on my next adventure,' said the music exec in a statement
News Music and experiences company Pollen raises $150m in Series C round Pollen has created exclusive travel experiences featuring artists like J Balvin, Justin Bieber, and Duran Duran
News Jane Carter named President of Universal Production Music Carter will oversee the entirety of Universal Production Music and its entities worldwide
News Warner Music Asia inks strategic partnership with Thailand-based indie label What the Duck Deal sees Warner Music Asia add Bangkok-based Valentina Ploy to its roster of artists
News Midem is saved: Historic music trade expo resurrected in deal with City of Cannes Midem to return in Q1 2023, with a new owner
Analysis News With Netflix losing subscribers, is music’s own streaming party over? MBW founder Tim Ingham analyzes Netflix's surprise Q1 2022 downturn, and the impact it might have on Spotify