Interviews How Jeff Waye and Patrick Curley built Third Side Music into an indie publishing powerhouse with USD $25M in annual revenues MBW's Trailblazers meets Jeff Waye, Co-Founder and COO, and Patrick Curley, Co-Founder, President and CEO, of independent publisher Third Side Music
News Reservoir receives unsolicited $1.2B bid from activist investor Irenic Capital (report) Reservoir's shares jumped as much as 15% on Thursday (February 26) following the report.
News From the ‘Say No to Suno’ campaign to GoldState securing ‘significant’ investment from Bridgepoint… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News Primary Wave in talks to potentially acquire Kobalt Music Group Francisco Partners mulls earlier-than-expected sale
News US appeals court overturns BMI rate hike on concert promoters, ruling rates were ‘unreasonable’ The organization's rate court victory has been vacated and sent back to the lower court.
News Julie Lamb promoted to Chief Talent Officer at AEG’s AXS; Jason Boxer upped to Chief Financial Officer Lamb was previously SVP of Human Resources, while Boxer served as SVP of Accounting and Finance.
News Charles Goldstuck’s GoldState secures ‘significant’ Bridgepoint investment for growth equity fund targeting music companies A source close to the details told MBW: 'Charles is looking to deploy up to a billion dollars in growth equity capital over the next few years.'
News The Circuit Group launches indie artist and label services arm, Beat Switch Beat Switch Music Services has been operating quietly for the past 24 months, and now supports more than 20 independent labels.
News Suno: We’ve hit 2M paid subscribers and $300M annual revenue CEO and co-founder Mikey Shulman shared the figures this week, two years after the platform's launch
Analysis ‘End Streaming Fraud.’ The following MBW op/ed comes from Victoria Oakley, Chief Executive Officer of the IFPI, and Mitch Glazier, CEO of the RIAA
Analysis Sony Group’s blueprint for AI music detection tech is promising. Here’s what it’s working on… MBW reacts to three research papers detailed by Sony AI.
News DOJ fires back at Live Nation’s ‘desperate’ bid to delay antitrust trial, says motion is legally barred The DOJ filed the opposition brief on Tuesday (February 24)
Interviews ‘Our job is to bridge heritage and relevance without ever undermining what came before.’ Sally Davies, Managing Director of Abbey Road, discusses the legendary studio's newest initiatives and technology - and the responsibility that comes with its unparalleled history...
News Miley Cyrus asks court to dismiss ‘Flowers’ copyright case, calling similarities to Bruno Mars hit ‘commonplace’ and unprotectable Cyrus’ lawyers pushed back on Tempo's claims including allegations of similar pitch sequences, and similarities in the lyrics' characters and plots.
News Grammy winner Shaboozey signs publishing deal with EMPIRE Agreement extends artist’s relationship with EMPIRE beyond recordings following breakout chart success
News Sacem secures ‘landmark’ agreement with UAE-based CMO, the Emirates Music Rights Association (EMRA) The deal is said to mark a "turning point" for the protection and fair remuneration of creators, authors, composers, and publishers in the UAE.
News Sony Music Publishing launches in the Philippines, appoints Stephanie Ortiz as General Manager for the market Ortiz reports to Sony Music Publishing’s newly appointed President for Asia, Roslyn Pineda.
News Min Hee-jin proposes to forgo $18M court win in exchange for HYBE dropping all lawsuits against her, NewJeans, ex-employees and fans Min tells HYBE Chairman Bang Si-hyuk to "meet in the realm of creation, not in the courtroom.”