News TuneCore strikes partnership with Peloton Music TuneCore to start distributing artists' music to Peloton Music
Blog News The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates: ‘A complex balancing act between the past and the future.’ An extract from Eamonn Forde's excellent (and very timely) new book, Leaving The Building: The Lucrative Afterlife of Music Estates, out now, via Omnibus Press
Analysis News Why did BTS leave Sony for Universal? And what’s up with Warner Music Group’s $10bn value growth? MBW's Talking Trends podcast on BTS's shock move, and Warner's rapid rise in value
News UnitedMasters valued at $550m, after raising $50m in new funding round Round was led by Andreessen Horowitz
News Post Malone manager Dre London launches new record label, London Music Group London is launching the label in partnership with music technology platform Vydia
News Is 300 Entertainment up for sale at $400m? 300 Entertainment is one of the most successful modern independent labels in the United States
News Universal Music Group joins WIPO for Creators as first corporate sponsor WIPO for Creators is a public-private partnership supporting IP rights for creators across the arts
News Merlin strikes strategic partnership with free music streaming app TREBEL TREBEL caters to users who are unlikely to subscribe to premium paid music services
News Apple Music launches on PS5 gaming console PS5 is first console to introduce an 'integrated Apple Music experience'
Analysis News Sony Music’s quarterly streaming revenues burst above $1bn for the first time MBW breaks down the numbers in an historic quarter for Rob Stringer's major
News Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s first statement to investors as the CEO of a publicly-traded Universal Music Group UMG boss outlines "long-term, career-oriented" vision for the future
Analysis Blog Six reasons why regionality still matters for the global music streaming business This MBW op/ed comes from Ryan Blakeley, a Ph.D. in Musicology candidate at the Eastman School of Music.
Analysis News Is Universal Music Group going to post a $2bn EBITDA profit this year? UMG announces another impressive set of quarterly results – this time as a public company
News Spotify offloads two thirds of its stake in DistroKid for $167m Spotify made a minority investment in DistroKid back in 2018
News Timbaland mints his first collection of NFTs, from upcoming EP, Opera Noir Timbaland has created a series of NFTs composed of stems, hooks and beats from his upcoming EP
News Nathalie Monnet named Legal Director and Lucie Sort appointed Finance and Administration Director at Warner Chappell Music France Move follows the January promotion of Matthieu Tessier to the role of Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music France
News Spotify subscriptions reached 172m in Q3, up by 7m on the previous quarter Spotify has published its financial results for Q3 2021
News Here’s exactly what Spotify, Apple and other streaming services want to pay songwriters from 2023 onwards. MBW rifles through the filings of Big Tech to see what the likes of Google and Spotify are proposing