Analysis News Why the ’80/20 rule’ will be crucial to Hipgnosis’ mission to buy billions of dollars of music catalogs in 2022 and beyond Hipgnosis has over $2.5 billion of deals in the pipeline. The question of who's going to pay for them requires a complex but important answer.
News Voice and music recognition firm SoundHound to list on NASDAQ with $2.1bn valuation via SPAC merger Firm has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Archimedes Tech SPAC Partners Co
News Josh Van Valkenburg promoted to Executive Vice President, Creative, at Sony Music Publishing Nashville Van Valkenburg's signings have garnered over 70 No. 1 hits on Country radio
News Levantine Music joins independent licensing agency IMPEL Los Angeles-based publisher is focused on music from the MENA region
News AI-powered music platform Aimi raises $20m in Series B funding round Platform uses Artificial Intelligence to play an 'endless' stream of music created by DJs and producers
News Vevo Artists to Watch 2022: CHiiild, Jawny, Nija, Clinton Kane MBW presents four more artists from the Vevo DSCVR Artists To Watch 2022 list
News From Elton John not selling his catalog to TIDAL’s user-centric payments – It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The music industry's biggest few stories from the past week, and why they matter
News ABBA’s first new studio album in 40 years sold in excess of 1m combined album units globally in its first week Voyage also debuted at No.1 on album charts in 18 countries
News Saban Music Group caps 2021 with Don Omar hit at US Latin radio Gustavo López tells MBW that collaboration with Nio García is "picture perfect"
Blog ‘What would our business look like if we cultivated a code of best practice in communication?’ This MBW op/ed comes from Nice Life Recording Company Co-Owner and COO, Larry Wade
News Noah Sheer promoted to Executive Vice President and Head of Promotion at Def Jam Recordings Sheer will oversee and head up the radio promotion team at a national level
News SuzAnn Brantner joins YM&U Group as Head of Marketing for its US Music Division Brantner will craft marketing and strategy for artists across the YM&U roster in the US
News Antoinette Boateng named Director of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, Europe, at Warner Music Group Boateng previously worked with Marks & Spencer, the UK’s Citizens Advice Bureau and more
News Quincy Jones-backed platform OneOf to auction unreleased Whitney Houston recording as an NFT OneOf raised $63m in a seed round in May from prominent tech and music industry veterans
News Exceleration Music acquires rights to Justin Townes Earle recordings Exceleration says that the deal with the estate extends beyond the term of his licensing agreement with Chicago-based Bloodshot Records
News Why it makes sense for Warner Music Group to buy David Bowie’s song catalog MBW's Talking Trends returns to discuss the biggest music biz stories this week
News Maciej Kutak named CEO of Universal Music Poland and SVP, Central Eastern Europe Kutak will work to strengthen UMG’s operations within the region
News Spotify expands into six new countries, including Venezuela and Iraq Spotify is now available in 184 markets