Analysis Blog Why the streaming revolution is unfinished business The following MBW op/ed comes from Kim Bayley, CEO of the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA)
News K-pop giant SM Entertainment strikes ‘Play2Create’ NFT partnership with crypto exchange Binance SM entertainment will let fans convert content into NFTs within its so-called Play2Create ecosystem
Analysis News TikTok ups max video length to 10 minutes. Should YouTube be worried? TikTok reportedly generated $4 billion in ad revenues in 2021, and wants to triple that in 2022
Analysis Snoop Dogg is building a crypto empire, one NFT at a time MBW chronicles Calvin Broadus Jr's impressive foray into the NFT space, and the rewards he's reaping
News Sony Music Entertainment inks multi-platform media deal with Jason Owen’s Sandbox Entertainment Sandbox Productions and SME will collaborate on the creation, production and distribution of scripted and unscripted content
News The Weeknd wins IFPI Global Digital Single Award for Save Your Tears Award is presented to the world’s best-selling single of the year across all digital formats
News Mushroom Group launches talent management division Mushroom Management Division will be spearheaded by long-term Mushroom team member Sarah Donelly
News Clare Byrne promoted to General Manager at Ignition Records Byrne has been with Ignition since 2007, most recently as Head Of Marketing
News Neil Diamond sells complete song catalog and all master recordings to Universal Agreement encompasses hits such as Sweet Caroline, Red Red Wine, Solitary Man, Cracklin’ Rosie
News From HYBE’s $1bn revenues to Warner’s $750m BlackRock fund: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News David K. Dormon appointed General Counsel at Downtown Music Holdings He replaces Peter Rosenthal
News Sony Music Publishing enters partnership with Vertical Rights Vertical Rights is the publishing arm of Lateral Management, which operates out of London, Stockholm and Los Angeles
News Spotify’s Director, Global Head of International Licensing exits, joins YouTube Music as Managing Director, APAC Veteran music executive Paul Smith joins YouTube Music
Analysis News Why are major music companies using other people’s money to buy copyrights? MBW founder Tim Ingham responds to recent music biz goings-on in our Talking Trends podcast
News BMG: Broken Bow is Jason Aldean’s label home until at least 2030 BMG-owned Broken Bow Records has been Jason Aldean's record label home for nearly two decades.
News Molly McLachlan promoted to Executive Vice President of Global Marketing at 10K Projects McLachlan will oversee global marketing for the label and its group of artists
News ‘The two year wait for artists and fans is over,’ says Live Nation boss Michael Rapino, as firm posts $6.3bn revenues for 2021 Concert giant Live Nation Entertainment has published its financial results for Q4 (ended December 31) and full year 2021.