News Warner Music Group generated nearly $1bn from streaming last quarter WMG has published its quarterly results (for fiscal Q1 2022, but calendar Q4 2021)
News Alex Branson joins Beatport as Senior Vice President of Music Services Branson will be based in London
News LaTrice Burnette appointed Executive Vice President, Def Jam Recordings / President, 4TH & Broadway Burnette to bring the 4TH & Broadway label from Island to Def Jam Recordings
News Warner Chappell: Spotify, Google and Amazon are paying songwriters an ‘appallingly low’ rate in the US Warner Chappell's co-chairs slam streaming pay rate for songwriters
News Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights and commercial radio body settle long-running legal dispute Deal reached includes a majority of commercial radio stations entering long-term licenses with GMR
News Primary Wave buys music rights from estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr of Alice In Chains Publisher to buy stake in Layne Staley’s and Mike Starr’s music publishing catalog, as well as master royalty income stream
News Allegra Willis Knerr promoted to lead BMG Global Synch Licensing Exec previously served as Los Angeles-based SVP, Synch Licensing
News Apple Music cuts free trial for new subscribers from three months to one Six month free trial still offered for customers who purchase eligible audio hardware
News Irene Agbontaen named Director of Artist Brand Strategy at United Talent Agency Agbontaen will focus on artist brand strategy for UTA's London office’s European roster of clients
News KKR bought a music catalog from Kobalt for $1.1bn. Now it’s turning it into bonds. Kroll looks set to give offering an 'A' rating, as the growing financialization of music continues
Analysis News From Warner and Universal scrapping unrecouped balances to Spotify’s 180m subs: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News There’s a serious new player in music catalog acquisitions – and it’s just bought Robbie Robertson’s rights Olivier Chastan tells MBW that funding for his Iconoclast company can match any player in the music market today
News Saban Music Group launches Saban Music Latin division, names Alejandro Reglero as EVP and General Manager The founding of Saban's newest division marks the company's latest move into Latin music
News Rich Christina’s role at Warner Chappell expanded to Senior Vice President, A&R and Venture Partners Christina’s oversight will include recently announced venture with Tim & Danny Music (Sam Smith)
News Rita Ora partners with BMG for new recordings The partnership will see Ora own all her future master recordings, says BMG
News Independent West African publisher AMG/MaDigital joins IMPEL AMG/MaDigital has signed more than 800 writers since its formation
News Spotify rival Anghami gets approval to list on NASDAQ Anghami has more than 75 million registered users
Analysis News Spotify added 3m new creators to its platform last year… and 4 other things we learned from the firm’s Q4 earnings call. The Spotify founder gave some revelatory comments on Spotify's earnings call – especially around the creator economy