News Ingrid Petri joins AEG Global Partnerships as Vice President, AEG Global Portfolio Sales Petri will serve as a key member of AEG's Global Partnerships’ sales team
News Roblox first music move of 2022 is a David Guetta DJ party in partnership with Warner and Wonder Works Studio Wonder Works builds 'intergalactic club venue to bring dance culture to the metaverse'.
News FUGA partners with Mascot Label Group B2B distributor also begins delivery of immersive audio to TIDAL
Interviews ‘I’ve never been into the music business; it’s a means to an end.’ Mute Records founder Daniel Miller looks back at his career, reflects on the key to great A&R and pays tribute to some of the artists that have been part of Mute’s story so far...
News Mike Alexander appointed General Manager of Island Records Exec is a Universal Music Group veteran of nearly two decades
News Kobalt founder Willard Ahdritz invests in $200m fund set up to back African tech start-ups The fund's founding parter is Niklas Adalberth’s non-profit Norrsken Foundation
News Quincy Jones-backed NFT platform OneOf strikes partnership with Warner Music Group OneOf raised $63 million in a seed round in May 2021
News Primary Wave acquires stakes in Def Leppard’s music publishing catalog and master royalty income stream Relationship between Primary Wave and Def Leppard began in 2009
News Sony Music Publishing launches global ‘Songwriter Assistance’ wellness program Songwriter Assistance will offer 24/7 counseling support via global hotlines
News Various Artists Management ramps up presence in the US with new Los Angeles base The company has had a presence in the USA since 2016
News Warner Chappell inks sub-publishing deal with estate of legendary Belgian singer Jacques Brel Brel’s music career spanned more than two decades
News Daniel Ek responds to Neil Young’s Joe Rogan protest – but Spotify won’t delete controversial podcast episode Open letter from Daniel Ek commits to launching new content advisories
Analysis News Like Neil Young, David Crosby wants to remove his music catalog from Spotify. Trouble is, he’s lost control of it. Why David Crosby's story over the past two years tells us much about streaming, the current catalog frenzy, and acting on principle
News Now Joni Mitchell pulls classic albums from Spotify: ‘I stand with Neil Young.’ Blue, Court And Spark and other classic albums have been pulled from Spotify
News From Sony buying Bob Dylan’s catalog to Warner buying land in the metaverse: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
Analysis News Neil Young’s Spotify exodus is a test case for artists who dare question music industry dogma. Crack by crack, Neil Young's protest could cause an earthquake at the center of Spotify's business
News Murda Beatz and Bryson Tiller sell song catalogs to Canada’s Kilometre Music Group Murda Beatz catalog comprises 285 songs, Bryson Tiller’s catalog features 78 songs
News 300 Entertainment launches content and film division, 300 Studios 300 Studios will develop multi-format, feature, and episodic content through a 'cultural point of view'