News Primary Wave acquires music publishing catalog of songwriter and producer Steve Kipner Included in the sale are several songs from Olivia Newton-John
News Bryan Adams signs global recordings deal with BMG Agreement is his first new label deal in more than 40 years
News Ingrooves expands into Denmark, names Anne Sofie Jeremiassen as Country Manager for the region Exec joins Ingrooves after spending the past two years teaching and consulting in the music business
Analysis News Spotify subscriptions grew to 165m in Q2, up by 7m on the previous quarter Spotify published its financial results for Q2 2021 today (July 28)
News Having paid out $150m to creators, BeatStars launches Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service BeatStars says that "everyone" can now sign up to its Sony Music Publishing-backed publishing service
Interviews News Instrumental invested over $4m in independent artists in H1 2021. Now it’s a distributor too. After Tencent investment, UK-born firm says it wants to become the world's "leading growth team for independent artists"
Analysis News Two years ago, Pandora was bought for $3.5bn. It’s since lost over 10m users. But SiriusXM's overall revenues grow handsomely year-on-year anyway
News After buying The Killers catalog, Eldridge invests in fan engagement startup Laylo $5m-backed platform has worked with the likes of Calvin Harris and Dillon Francis
News Cindy Agi joins Live Nation as Global Tour Promoter Agi was previously co-head of the hip-hop department at WME
News Concord Music Publishing acquires catalog of Grammy Award-winning songwriter Lori McKenna Concord will co-publish McKenna in partnership with Creative Nation and PULSE Music Group, going forward
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide expands into Italy and Russia Company has also made several key hires across Central Europe, India, and Latin America
Interviews ‘It’s got to be real, because artists are coming in your buildings and seeing it.’ Alex Boateng, co-President of 0207 Def Jam, on the type of label he wants to build – and definitely doesn't want to build
News Warner Music Spain partners with esports team MAD Lions, owned by $79m-backed OverActive Media OverActive Media counts The Weeknd as an investor
News Tencent Music given 30 days to end exclusive deals with global labels in China China’s State Administration of Market Regulation has ordered TME to give up its exclusive label deals in the territory
Interviews ‘The misconception is that NFTs are like a get rich quick scheme. That’s not really how it works.’ Royalty Exchange CEO Anthony Martini on the future of NFTs and how the company's A Tribe Called Quest deal went down
News Universal Music Group inks licensing deal with TikTok rival Lomotif App been downloaded over 225 million times globally
Analysis News From Universal’s scrubbed SPAC sell-off to Warner’s Doug Morris label buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News BTS Butter co-writer Jenna Andrews signs with Milk & Honey for management Lucas Keller: "Her energy, passion and talent is unmatched, and we have big plans going into 2022.”