Analysis Blog Merck Mercuriadis: ‘None of us should be able to sleep in good conscience at night until the true value of the songwriters’ contributions to this business are recognized.’ Merck Mercuriadis responds to criticism of his views regarding the major record companies and publishers
News Universal hits massive valuation of $54bn as it lists on Amsterdam Stock Exchange UMG's opening price is over a third bigger than the reference price that Vivendi confirmed yesterday of €18.50
Interviews Hartwig Masuch thinks the music industry is putting too much of its money in the wrong places. The BMG boss opens up on frontline vs catalog investment, and much more
News Universal valued at $39bn ahead of Amsterdam listing, as Vivendi sets reference price of €18.50 per share Vivendi is preparing to spin off 60% of UMG on the Euronext Amsterdam stock exchange on Tuesday September 21
News With over $5m investment to date, Visionary Media Group wants to create ‘revolutionary experiences for top-tier artists’ Visionary Media Group's founding managing partners are Ronald Zamber and Nick Sciorra
News Songtradr enters wellness space, partners with music for wellbeing label Myndstream Songtradr has partnered with the mindfulness music label for sync services across the platform
News Premier League football club Wolverhampton Wanderers teams with Warner’s ADA to launch record label in the UK Legendary music manager Peter Rudge has joined the label as a strategic consultant
News With $7.5m in funding to date, ‘social metaverse’ platform Stageverse launches with virtual Muse concert Stageverse was founded in 2017 by Tim Ricker and Claire Seidler
News FUGA rolls out spatial audio support and automated delivery to Apple Music FUGA is a Preferred Plus partner on Apple Music
News From Universal’s new board to Warner’s David Bowie partnership: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News UK-based live events firm Superstruct Entertainment buys electronic music giant ID&T ID&T Group founders and senior management will become shareholders in Superstruct Entertainment
News TikTok owner ByteDance readies new music streaming app in China (report) ByteDance reportedly started work on the app back in 2019
News The A&R Awards 2021: The finalists revealed! Full list of finalists revealed ahead of sold-out November 9 event in London
News Karoliina Kanerva promoted to Head of International, Warner Music Nordics Kanerva will move to Stockholm and report to Anders Lindberg, Marketing Director, Warner Music Nordics
News Martin Bandier, SESAC’s John Josephson, and Guy Oseary’s Sound Ventures join $5m funding round for blockchain streaming service Audius The Chainsmokers, Nas, Jason Derulo and Pusha T also invest in platform
Analysis Would AWAL really have thrived had it not been sold to Sony Music? MBW crunches the numbers on AWAL, and asks if the UK competition watchdog is looking in the right direction
News Åsa Carild joins Utopia as its Head of Platform Carild was formerly the CEO at the Nordic licensing hub Polaris
News Warner Music South Africa acquires local independent label Coleske Coleske is the largest independent label focusing on Afrikaans repertoire