News Sarah Wilson named Head of TuneCore UK Wilson was formally Vice President, International Marketing, at Universal Music UK
News SESAC acquires royalty collection platform Audiam from SOCAN Move brings Audiam and Harry Fox Agency under one roof in the US
News David Orleans, ‘godfather’ of ADA, becoming Chairman Emeritus of Warner company Orleans will move into the new role on January 1, 2022
News Universal Music Group inks exclusive global music deal with CoComelon company Moonbug UMG will provide worldwide distribution, publishing and licensing for the Moonbug Music label
News Kieran Thurgood promoted to SVP of Global Marketing at Capitol Music Group Thurgood will lead the label group’s international department
News UnitedMasters is now offering $1m advances to indie artists, plus real-time streaming royalty pay-outs Steve Stoute's company teams with beatBread and Paperchain to up its game in the world of financial tools
News Darin Soler named Head of Global Marketing & Partnerships at Exceleration Exceleration is a global music venture founded by indie sector
News Serenade pledges to ‘demystify’ NFTs with eco-friendly platform launch Serenade says it "aims to break down the barriers to entry surrounding Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs)."
News Andrew Bergman named Downtown CEO, as Justin Kalifowitz becomes Executive Chairman Today, Downtown manages more than 23 million music assets on behalf of over a million artists and enterprise clients
News Reservoir generated $16.7m in calendar Q2 – and paid out $6m in songwriter royalties and publishing costs Newly-public company reveals first set of quarterly results for NASDAQ investors
News Warner Music Central Europe boss Bernd Dopp steps down after 37 years Doreen Schimk and Fabian Drebes take over at Warner Music Central Europe on October 1
News DistroKid valued at $1.3 billion after funding from Twitter investor Insight Partners DistroKid says it now has more than 2 million artists on its platform
News Republic Records China launches, as Universal expands its label operations in region Tony Wen will lead label in China, the first time Republic has launched an international division
Analysis News Warner strikes ‘monumental’ multi-year deal with Madonna: Here’s why it matters New catalog campaign will be celebrate 40th anniversary of Madonna's career in 2022
News From Bill Ackman’s Universal buy to AEG’s strict vaccine stance: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest headlines from the past five days – and why they matter
News AEG: If you’re not vaccinated, you’re not coming in "We realize that some people might look at this as a dramatic step, but it’s the right one."
News Tempo Music buys into music catalog of Twenty One Pilots’ singer-songwriter Tyler Joseph Tempo Music Investments is a US-based investment platform for premium music rights
News Warner Music Group partners with Lightbox to co-produce and finance film projects Lightbox are a London and Los Angeles based television and film production company