News Rishi Malhotra, co-founder and former CEO of JioSaavn, joins podcast firm Luminary as CEO Dave Chappelle has also invested in Luminary
News Fred Gillham promoted to Managing Director of UK & Europe at Concord Recorded Music Gillham's new position is an extension of the role he has undertaken since 2019 as Managing Director of the UK
News Ultra Music Publishing inks strategic alliance with Warner Chappell Agreement will see Warner Chappell Music becoming Ultra’s sub-publisher in the UK
News Primary Wave acquires all rights of Regent Music Corporation and Jewel Music Publishing Co Deals bring to Primary Wave works of jazz giants Lionel Hampton, Thelonious Monk and Django Reinhardt
News Adele’s 30 tops IFPI’s Global Album All Format Chart for 2021 The UK star also tops IFPI Global Album Sales Chart and IFPI Global Vinyl Album Chart
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