News Virgin Music Spain inks strategic deal with new label from ex-Warner Music Iberia President Charlie Sanchez Metales Preciosos label is the first signing to the new Virgin Music Label & Artist Services in Spain
News Edgar Bronfman Jr. launches SPAC with $300m to spend. Could he return to the music business? New company Waverley aims to raise $300m by selling 30m shares priced at $10 each
News Spotify acquires talk app Locker Room to take on Clubhouse App will be expanded into an enhanced live audio experience for a wider range of creators and fans, says SPOT
News The Who manager Bill Curbishley launches Trinifold Sports Management New agency was conceived by Curbishley and Golfing4Life founder, Jimmy Byers
Analysis News BMG’s annual revenues rose 1.9% to top $680m in 2020 Bertelsmann says company grew "thanks to [BMG's] focus on digital business and strong growth in music streaming"
News Warner-owned hip-hop media platform HipHopDX expands into Asia HipHopDX Asia will be led by Eddy Lim
News Universal is going public in Amsterdam this year: Spin-out plan green-lit by Vivendi shareholders Vivendi held an Extraordinary General Shareholders’ Meeting in Paris today and approved the plan
News Charlie Walk sues ex-lawyer for $60m, claims Universal ‘cancelled’ him unjustly Former Republic Records President accuses Universal of "kneecapping" him at the height of his career
News Ingrooves launches new global royalty accounting tools for independent artists and labels New suite offers three levels of service
News Gregg Goldman joins Concord as EVP, Business & Legal Affairs, Recorded Music as Larry Blake Retires Blake has worked in the entertainment business for over 40 years
Interviews ‘I never had a plan B. This was my passion, my everything, so I just kept going’ Katy Perry and Dua Lipa collaborator on the evils of ego and the importance of terrible ideas
News [PIAS] re-brands distribution business to [Integral] and appoints Adrian Pope as Managing Director Leo van Schaick to support in new global role, Felicia Flack appointed Head of Label and Artist Services
News Reservoir could be going public via SPAC with $700m+ valuation Bloomberg reports that a public merger could be on the cards for acquisitive music rights company
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: IFPI, BMG x KKR, Warner x Tencent, TuneIn, IMPALA The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News TuneIn loses appeal against judgment in Sony and Warner copyright infringement lawsuit in the UK UK lawsuit was filed by Warner and Sony in 2017
News Primary Wave buys majority stake in publishing catalog of Mark Morrison in ‘multi-million dollar deal’ Deal includes hits such as Crazy, Trippin’ and Return of the Mack
News NetEase Cloud Music and Merlin extend strategic partnership in China Original agreement was established in 2018
News Music startups saw funding levels sink by 67% in 2020 (report) Funding for music startups fell from over $1bn in 2019 to $328.9m last year