News Paul Stuart joins Utopia Music as Chief Legal Officer He joins Utopia from Soundtrack Your Brand (previously Spotify Business)
News Fortnite maker Epic Games and Warner Music join $7m funding round for music licensing platform Lickd Lickd is a service for video creators to access claims-free commercial music
News eOne Music changes name to MNRK Music Group Chris Taylor will continue to head MNRK Music Group as its President & CEO
News Justin Timberlake joins Timbaland’s beat marketplace Beatclub Timberlake plans to contribute to the platform and connect with other music makers
News Warner Music Group and Twitch ink ‘first-of-its-kind’ partnership Deal marks the platform's first partnership with a major record company
News TikTok surpasses 1 billion global Monthly Active Users App was reaching 732 million monthly active users in October 2020
News Roblox strikes deal with music publishers Lawsuit dismissed and plan set to expand music in the metaverse
News Rebecca Prochnik joins United Talent Agency as Director of Creative Strategy, UK Music Prochnik joins UTA from the Earth Agency, which she founded in 2014
News Roblox launches Listening Parties for artists to premiere new albums Poppy was the first to host a Listening Party on the platform
News Mary Ghobrial joins Anghami as Chief Operating and Strategy Officer Exec is the former Amazon Director Marketplace Expansion and ex-CCO of SOUQ.com
News CTS EVENTIM expands into North America EVENTIM says its goal is "to establish an alternative to the dominant providers in the US and Canada"
News Ticketing platform DICE raises $122m in Series C funding Round was led by new investor, SoftBank Vision Fund 2
Analysis News From Universal’s $54bn listing to Warner’s $270m from ‘alternative’ platforms: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News Jenifer Smith promoted to Head of Urban Tour Marketing & Strategy at Live Nation Concerts Smith will support marketing efforts for Live Nation's entire roster of R&B and Hip-Hop tours
Analysis News Welcome to the new record business: Warner Music Group is now generating over $270m from TikTok, Peloton, Facebook and other ‘alternative’ platforms annually Steve Cooper reveals stunning stat – and MBW crunches the numbers on what it could mean
News Shelter Music Group expands into the UK via partnership with artist management company AYITA Deal will effectively launch BMG’s entrance into artist management in the UK, with AYITA becoming a division of Shelter Music Group
News Natasha Baldwin promoted to EVP, Classics and Screen at Universal Music Publishing Group Baldwin is responsible for leading UMPG’s global classical and screen composer businesses.