News Super Music Group launches new brand identity, label and partners with The Orchard for distribution Miami-based company was founded in 2010 by Derek Walin and Brandon Kessler
Interviews Meet the Romanian record label with 2bn annual streams – and major global ambitions Global Records is looking to add further international expansion, via serious investment, in 2021
News Warner Chappell Music signs publishing deal with multi-platinum producer d.a. got that dope In 2020 he produced Eminem single, Godzilla ft. Juice Wrld, which has sold over 8m copies worldwide
News Sales of music, merch and tickets through artist website hosting platform Bandzoogle surpass $75m Bandzoogle members earned $12.7m through their websites in 2020 alone
Interviews News As Round Hill’s market share of US hits climbs, company tells music biz: Don’t call us a check-book publisher Josh Gruss walks MBW through the surprising news that a catalog acquisition company keeps cropping up on hit radio market share charts
News Spotify settles lawsuit with Pro Music Rights founder who sought over $1bn in damages (update) Case against the music streaming company first began in 2019
Analysis Why we believe streaming subscription ARPU fell by around 8% globally for the record industry last year MBW runs the numbers from the IFPI's must-read new Global Music Report covering 2020
News Global Music Rights partners with Entercom Communications in the US Deal allows Entercom to perform GMR’s catalog of songs across all of its platforms
News AWAL signs British electronic duo Jungle to global recordings deal Third album Loving In Stereo is out August 13
News UK startup Forever launches Nile Rodgers VR Q&A experience. Is this the future of virtual meet and greets? Project was created in association with Universal Music UK and the National Portrait Gallery, with the involvement of Abbey Road Studios
News Sony Music Publishing inks worldwide partnership with South Africa’s Gallo Music Publishers Catalog includes works by multi Grammy-award winning South African group Ladysmith Black Mambazo and reggae star Lucky Dube
News Warner buys indie label Zhara Music, launches Atlantic Records Russia Atlantic Records Russia will be headed by co-founder Bahh Tee as General Producer
News A new catalog acquisition juggernaut is born, as BMG and KKR strike deal to jointly buy music copyrights New acquisition heavyweight formed; MBW understands both parties will co-invest in rights
News Indie labels call for end to streaming ‘payola’ – as IMPALA unveils 10-point plan to reform sector In new report, trade body makes a number of key suggestions for change
News YMU Group launches YMU Arts, names Jori Teplitzky as Managing Director and Justin Blau Director of Strategy New division will be exploring NFT-related opportunities for its clients
News This Fiction Music and Spark Music Group launch Campfire Songs publishing JV First signing is South African writer/producer duo, NOBLE
News Global recorded music revenues grew 7.4% to $21.6bn in 2020, in spite of the pandemic Paid subscription streaming revenues increased by 18.5% last year