News Peter Rosenthal appointed EVP, Global Head of Legal and Business Affairs at Warner Chappell Rosenthal joins Warner Chappell from Downtown Music Holdings
News Confirmed: Warner acquires the Middle East’s Qanawat Music Qanawat Music operates as a music distributor across the Middle East and North Africa
News From Believe’s $682m revenues to music’s next big-money buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Global recorded music revenues reached $28.8bn in 2021, says Midia Estimates for global recorded music revenues in 2021 were published by Midia today (March 18)
Analysis Blog DSPs will lead music’s mainstream Web3 adoption, but fan-powered music communities will share the wealth The following MBW op/ed comes from Bruno Guez, CEO of Digital rights administration company Revelator
News Universal’s Web3 label 10:22PM just bought a Bored Ape NFT for over $350,000… and says it will serve as the manager for virtual band, KINGSHIP The NFT, named Manager Noët All, will become the manager of virtual group, KINGSHIP
News Universal strikes branding alliance with Malaysia’s Johor Darul Ta’zim Football Club… starting with a new song from Snoop Dogg and Joe Flizzow New track forms part of JDTFC’s wider global branding strategy, developed in partnership with UM SEA.
News Believe generated $682m in annual revenues last year, up 30.7% YoY New results announced by Paris-headquartered company
News Spotify joins recruitment drive for Web3 experts Successful applicant for new advertised role must be able 'to design and build interactive digital prototypes to bring concepts to life'.
News IFPI opens Southeast Asia regional office in Singapore Simon Seow has been appointed to the newly created role of IFPI Regional Director, Southeast Asia
Analysis News Tempo Music’s catalog is up for sale – and we expect it to go for more than $500 million Tempo was founded by Providence in partnership with Warner Music Group in 2019
Interviews ‘Never change what you’re doing, for anybody.’ Grammy-nominated producer Murda Beatz discusses success, "studio rats" and his plans to become a global brand
News Metaverse platform Oorbit raises $5m. Names Mark Cuban and deadmau5 as investors Participants in the round include Investor and reality TV 'Shark' Mark Cuban, deadmau5 and HOF Capital
News Round Hill buys music rights from Herman Rarebell, original drummer in The Scorpions The Scorpions are estimated to have sold over 100 million records globally
News Jo Charrington named Co-President of EMI Records, teaming up with Rebecca Allen to run Universal’s biggest UK label Charrington signed and developed the likes of Sam Smith and 5SOS at Capitol
News Music’s next big-money buyout will be the Middle East’s Qanawat Music, sources tell MBW Qanawat Music operates as a music distributor across the Middle East and North Africa
Analysis News Spotify is paying $310m to Barcelona for a sponsorship. According to our calculations, that’s more than it’s ever paid an artist in royalties. Spotify announced its big deal yesterday. It's worth 89.08 billion streams.
News Universal’s Virgin Music strikes global partnership with Australia’s Mushroom Group Mushroom appoints Korda Marshall as International Director to co-lead the partnership with Mushroom Label and Publishing’s COO Chris Maund