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
News Steve Oberman named Executive Vice President and Head of Music at See Tickets North America Steve Oberman promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of Music
News Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s Silk Sonic join Fortnite in partnership with Atlantic Records The launch includes in-game outfits for players, an in-game radio station, and a player tournament
News Utopia acquires Sentric Music Group, launches new Royalty Management Services unit New Royalty Management Services business unit will be led by Sentric’s current CEO, Chris Meehan
News Stem, which has paid out $180m in royalties as of 2021, bolsters Artist & Label Strategy Team Seth Faber promoted to VP of Artist & Label Strategy; Vivian Yohannes joins as Director of Artist & Label Strategy, Hip Hop and R&B
Analysis Blog The gamification of the music industry has just begun. 'The worlds of music, video games, AV and the blockchain are becoming irreversibly entwined,' suggests Ran Geffen
Analysis Blog Shy of retiring: when artists really need to be told to stop making albums The latest column from long-time music industry journalist, Eamonn Forde
News Petra Kauraisa named Executive Director of European Music Managers Alliance German music managers association also joins EMMA
Analysis News Music piracy has plummeted in the past 5 years. But in 2021, it slowly started growing again. New stats from MUSO offer food for thought for the global music business