Analysis News From Spotify vs. songwriters to Adele vs. our emotions: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News Billy Porter signs with Island UK and Republic Records Porter has also released a new single entitled, Children
News Primary Wave buys stake in Gerry Goffin catalog for $20m (report) Deal includes a number of songs Goffin co-wrote with Carole King such as the No.1 hit Take Good Care of My Baby
News Abbey Road turns 90: Iconic London studios to host free two-day festival to celebrate anniversary Studios to open doors for free, two-day festival on November 11 and 12
Blog Has the time come for technology to bridge the gap between the music industry and wider hospitality sector to help increase the number of live opportunities for artists? This MBW op/ed comes from Tom Brady, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of London-based music startup, GigRealm
News Spotify and other streaming services propose ‘lowest royalty rates in history’ for songwriters Music streaming services have all filed documents with the US Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) this week
News Another massive music deal, as Spirit Music Group parent strikes $500m alliance with Northleaf Capital Partners Northleaf has more than $18 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments under management
Interviews News What do Blackstone’s billions mean for Merck Mercuriadis’ mission for songwriters? The Hipgnosis founder joins Blackstone's Qasim Abbas in MBW's in-depth interview RE: the deal everyone's talking about
News The SEC just green-lit the sale of shares in a hit song – and fans can buy them for $16 SongVest has received what it says is the first SEC qualification of music royalties
News Andrea Bocelli signs exclusive multi-album global deal with Universal Music Group He has sold over 90 million albums to date and generated more than five billion streams
News Reservoir joins $12m Series B funding round in podcast company Audio Up Funding round was led by SiriusXM
News Kenny Beats named as the first artist in residence at Splice Splice has more than 2m curated, pre-cleared samples on its platform
News Mathew Knowles, father of Beyoncé and Solange, joins advisory board at royalty marketplace ANote Music The total amount raised by the company stands at over $1.7m
News Adele’s back… but what are we expecting? And will Blackstone x Hipgnosis change the face of the music business? Music Business Worldwide founder Tim Ingham discusses the British superstar's return, and the strong evidence that she's "doing things her way"
News Raleigh Music Publishing buys Lee Morris catalog including hit Blue Velvet, recorded by Bobby Vinton and others Bobby Vinton's version of Morris’s song Blue Velvet topped the Billboard in 1963
News Downtown makes raft of executive hires and promotions following Andrew Bergman’s appointment as CEO Andrew Sparkler named Chief Business Officer, Loredana Cacciotti named SVP of Digital Licensing & Business Affairs, and Brad Yuan named Chief Operating Officer
News Immersive music experience startup Stage11 raises $5.8m, partners with Snoop Dogg, David Guetta Stage11 was founded by CEO Jonathan Belolo, the co-owner of Scorpio Music