News Sarah Ismail promoted to MD of Warner Music Philippines Ismail will oversee Warner Music’s regional executive team throughout the Philippines
News Marie-Anne Robert appointed Managing Director of Sony Music France Robert will oversee all operations, marketing, signings and acquisitions in the country
News Len Blavatnik’s Access sells $105m worth of Warner Music Group shares to Morgan Stanley Affiliates of Len Blavatnik's Access Industries sold 2.3m WMG shares to Morgan Stanley
News UK government takes no legislative action following major-bashing report into music industry’s streaming economics Boris Johnson's government releases official response – and is (so far) not taking any hard action against the business
News $117m fund launches in Europe to buy catalogs of local legends First catalog acquired contains approximately 30,000 copyrights and 6,500 master recordings
News Social platform Riff secures $4m investment from EMPIRE, Top Dawg Entertainment and Quality Control Quality Control’s Kevin 'Coach K' Lee will also join Riff’s Board of Directors
News Livestream firm Mandolin buys virtual concert platform NoonChorus Mandolin recently closed a $12m funding round
News Tuned Global strikes partnership with music licensing platform Melodie Melodie is a music licensing platform and publisher providing music for creators, businesses and creative content platforms
News Jenny Swiatowy promoted to Senior Vice President of Creative Sync, Licensing and Brand Partnerships, at Capitol Music Group Swiatowy will report to CMG President & Chief Operating Officer Michelle Jubelirer
News Warner Music Group-backed blockchain firm Dapper Labs raises $250m in new funding WMG joined an $11m investment round in Dapper Labs in September 2019
News Vanessa French joins SoundExchange as Vice President of Communications and Content Strategy French will oversee SoundExchange’s communications team
News BMG backs Credits Due campaign for songwriters launched by ABBA’s Bjorn Ulvaeus BMG is the first international music company to commit to the campaign.
News Twitch strikes deal with music publishers According to the NMPA, Twitch will provide "new opportunities" to music publishers
News Thanks Universal! Warner Music Group just got $1.9bn more valuable after UMG listing UMG's share price closed at €25.10
News ABBA’s Agnetha Fältskog joins $6m funding round for AI-powered record label Snafu Records The company also unveiled two new platform tools
News Music Sampling platform Tracklib raises $12.2m, led by Sony Innovation Fund Tracklib tells MBW that it has raised a total of $21.2m in funding to date
News Universal Music Group goes public: Sir Lucian Grainge hails ‘exciting milestone in UMG’s storied history’ Sir Lucian Grainge and members of UMG's corporate executive team sounded the gong live from UMG’s Santa Monica HQ
News Saban Music Group strikes strategic partnership with Reggaeton star Don Omar Don Omar has over 17.9 million monthly listeners on Spotify