News Ericka Coulter joins Warner Records as SVP of A&R Coulter was most recently VP of A&R at Epic Records
News Sony Music buys majority stake in Todd Moscowitz’s Alamo Records for nine-figure sum New York-based Alamo was founded in 2016 and has broken artists including Blackbear, Lil Durk and Rod Wave
News Damon Dash insists he’s entitled to sell share of Jay Z’s Reasonable Doubt as NFT – despite being sued by Roc-A-Fella Records 'This lawsuit is meritless, misstates the facts and is an attempt to prevent me from selling something that I have the legal right to sell,' says Damon Dash
News BMG inks deal with gaming platform Roblox, including back-dated payments for previous music use 'We are delighted to embrace the opportunities Roblox presents.'
News Indian Music Industry launches country’s first International Top 20 Singles Chart based on streaming data Data will be aggregated from Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music
News Janelle Monáe signs global deal with Sony Music Publishing Grammy-nominated superstar inks deal alongside songwriters and producers Nate Wonder and Chuck Lightning
News Ernst Trapp promoted to President, Global E-Commerce and Retail at WEA Trapp will continue to oversee operations at EMP as CEO
News Alejandro Duque named as next President of Warner Music Latin America, succeeding Iñigo Zabala Duque joins Warner Music from Universal Music
News George Michael estate inks exclusive global deal with Sony Music UK’s merch company Kontraband Deal expands on the Estate’s existing partnership with Sony Music UK
News Songtradr raises $50m in series D funding round Company has raised over $100m to date, valuing the firm at over $300m
News Sarah Scott named Managing Partner at LaPolt Law Scott was previously SVP of Business & Legal Affairs at Universal Music Group Canada
News Sony Music Australia boss Denis Handlin exits after 50+ years with the company Departure announced via an internal email on Monday June 21
News Done deal: Pershing Square SPAC is buying 10% of Universal Music Group for $4bn Bill Ackman's company announces it's completed agreement with Vivendi to buy into major music company
News From Hipgnosis raising $210m to Warner spending $100m: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past five days in music
News Nile Rodgers re-elected as Chairman of the Songwriters Hall of Fame Nile Rodgers has already spent three years in the role
Analysis Blog The rise of Maneskin reminds the world of the power of Eurovision – and of Italian music. "Does this signal the end of the Anglo-American dominance of popular music and a new-found pride for European countries in their domestic artists?"
News 300 Entertainment launches invite-only DIY distribution platform, Sparta 300 claims that Sparta offers "unmatched delivery speed and flexibility"
News Imran Majid and Justin Eshak appointed Co-CEOs of Island Records Eshak and Majid will join Island from Columbia Records