News Indian superstar Diljit Dosanjh inks deal with Warner Music News marks Dosanjh's first deal with a major record company
Analysis News BMI hires Goldman Sachs to ‘explore strategic opportunities’. Could it end up selling? Other possibilities might include expanding into sync, or even acquiring rights
News Universal Music Group suspends all operations in Russia 'Effective immediately, we are suspending all operations in Russia and closing our offices there,' says UMG
Analysis Blog Why music companies should stop using vague stats Eamonn Forde explores the rise of 'vaguestats' in the music business
News Iain Watt joins NFT platform Serenade’s Advisory Board as Chairman Serenade has also announced a number of new investors
Analysis News Spotify just patented its own A&R technology to predict breaking artists. Should labels be concerned? Daniel Ek's company suggests it could ink "recording deals" with on-the-rise artists... and spot them sooner than record companies
News Snoop Dogg joins esports giant FaZe Clan’s Board of Directors, as firm readies $1bn IPO Faze Clan's investors from the music business include Troy Carter, Guy Oseary and Pitbull
News UK collection society PRS cuts ties with Russian counterpart. But why is it having to act alone? PRS for Music has formally suspended its rights representation relationship with Russia's RAO
News Luca Gentili promoted to Vice President, Operations & Industry Relations, at Warner Chappell Music Italy Gentili joined Warner Chappell Music in 2008
Analysis News Even without AWAL, Kobalt Music Group is a $600m+ annual business… and comfortably profitable Company posted first ever full year of EBITDA profitability in FY2021
News Tom March named President of Geffen Records British exec makes move to Los Angeles to lead label at Interscope Geffen A&M
News ‘The catalog deals market in Europe will continue to accelerate.’ Hein van der Ree tells MBW about how €100m-backed Pythagoras Music Fund fits into the music rights acquisitions market...
Interviews ‘Major labels aren’t the ones pulling the strings – today, there’s a lot more responsibility on the artist’s shoulders.’ Tayla Elitzer, co-founder of artist development company Godmode, discusses lessons learned across her career, tips for artist development and longevity, and much more besides.
News Reservoir extends deal with Grammy-nominated songwriter Ali Tamposi Tamposi has been represented by the Company since 2017
News Warner joins $14m funding round in AI music startup LifeScore, founded by Siri co-inventor Tom Gruber Total funds raised by the company hits £12m ($15.7m)
News Hipgnosis buys Leonard Cohen catalog via Blackstone-backed fund Hipgnosis acquires writer's share in earlier catalog, plus publisher's share in later songs
News Ukraine: Major music companies donate to humanitarian orgs, as Spotify shuts Russia office All three majors have made donations to organizations focusing on the people of Ukraine
Analysis News From Universal’s $10bn revenues to Epic Games’ Bandcamp buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter