News Utopia acquires the UK’s Proper Music Group, launches Distribution Services unit Fast-growing music tech company acquires again
News Hipgnosis and Blackstone acquire 80% of Kenny Chesney’s recorded music royalties Country superstar inks deal that also covers his neighboring rights and SoundExchange royalties
Analysis News Netflix raises prices in the US (again). Will Spotify refuse to follow (again)? Netflix has raised its prices six times since 2014. Spotify has not kept up.
News Sync licensing company Cuesongs joins forces with Big Sync Music Two Songtradr-owned companies to join under Big Sync Music name
News Spotify is still king of global streaming subscription – but it’s losing market share New stats from Midia show that Spotify had a 31% share of the subscription market at the end of Q2 2021
News Priscilla Kotey promoted to SVP at Warner Music Ireland Kotey has been part of Warner Music Ireland since 2008
News Why Sir Lucian Grainge got paid what he got paid in 2021 (and why it’s okay to be jealous of it) MBW founder Tim Ingham talks through Sir Lucian Grainge's on-time windfall in 2021 – and why he deserved it
News Now iHeartMedia plans to expand into the Metaverse iHeart plans to create events and experiences on Roblox
News Lanre Gaba promoted to Co-President, Black Music for Atlantic Records Executive celebrates her 20th anniversary with the label this year
News Stephane Rougeot named CFO and Deputy CEO of Deezer Appointment follows the arrival of Jeronimo Folgueira as CEO of Deezer in May 2021
Analysis News Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that content is merely Big Tech’s edible plaything. MBW Reacts: Our team's music biz-centric take on huge news for the world of video games
News British rock band CRAWLERS sign to Polydor Records CRAWLERS have clocked up over 21 million streams on Spotify
News Jennifer Kirell promoted to SVP, Catalog & Retail Marketing at AWAL Prior to joining AWAL, Kirell spent 11 years with Sony Music Entertainment at Legacy Recordings
News Sentric expands into the US, hires Simon Perry as President and Head of A&R, North America Move marks publisher’s full entry into US market
News ADA Worldwide inks global deal with Grammy-nominated producer Murda Beatz Murda Beatz has worked on over 40 Platinum and multi-Platinum singles and over 25 Billboard No. 1 albums
News From BMG’s alliance with investment firm Pimco, to Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2022 message: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News PRO Agency inks global neighboring rights deal with Secretly Distribution Partnership originally began in 2019 and focused on rights management for Germany, Austria and Switzerland
News Round Hill Music buys catalog from White Snake’s David Coverdale, strikes deal with Nancy Wilson from Heart Coverdale deal includes hits like Here I Go Again and Crying in the Rain