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'
News Lucas Thomashow promoted to Senior Vice President at AVEX USA Thomashow will head overall strategy and operations at AVEX USA
Interviews News He helped establish Spotify in the US, before selling his startup to Twitter. Now Sachin Doshi wants to transform podcasting at Podimo. Sachin Doshi joins the MBW Podcast to talk Spotify, overcoming your fears – and the future of podcasting
News Spotify was hit by a strange outage today, with hits by Taylor Swift, Adele, Dua Lipa suddenly left unavailable to play MBW has confirmed with friends in the industry that the outage hit Spotify in both the US and the UK, as well as European territories such as Germany and France.
News Steve Aoki launches his own metaverse and NFT membership platform, the A0K1VERSE A0K1VERSE membership offers token holders exclusive access to both physical and digital opportunities
News HITCO-backed fan funding firm Corite raises $6.2m in private token sale ahead of blockchain platform launch Firm is preparing to launch the first version of the CO Fan Power blockchain platform in Q1 2022
News Create Music Group acquires viral marketing agency VRTCL Create claim to have access to nearly 500 million social media followers through its various media properties
News Confirmed: UK competition watchdog launches probe into music streaming market The CMA is required to publish a market study report within 12 months
News Universal expands agreements with Twitch and Amazon Music Twitch to collaborate with UMG on original content for the live streaming service
News Warner strikes deal to create ‘first music-themed world’ in The Sandbox gaming metaverse Partnership aims to bring live concerts and music experiences featuring WMG artists
News Azi Eftekhari and Hannah Neaves named Co-Presidents of Universal Music Catalogue UK UMC's bestsellers of 2021 include the likes of The Beatles, Queen, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and Amy Winehouse
News Spinnin’ Records expands global presence with raft of new hires in the UK, US and China Ranya Khoury, Jack Guppy, Tom Smart, Sivan Liu and Crystal Du join the company
Interviews News Patrick Moxey on leaving Ultra Records, selling up to Sony… and why ambitions are sky-high for his new label The Ultra Records founder discusses his next move after shock exit from the legendary label he founded
News Number of YouTube channels making more than $10,000 a year up 40% YoY YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki publishes letter to the platform's creators