News SoundCloud boss Kerry Trainor to step down; Mike Weissman will become CEO in January SoundCloud's future expansion under Weissman will partly be fuelled by a $75m investment in the company from SiriusXM in Q1 this year
News Larry Mattera named General Manager of Capitol Records and EVP of Capitol Music Group Mattera was most recently General Manager and Executive Vice President of Commerce & Marketing at Warner Records
Interviews ‘The music business isn’t really a place for truth-tellers.’ Top songwriter, publisher, former record label exec and American Idol judge Kara DioGuardi talks about lessons learned across a 20-year career
News Stormzy signs to Universal’s new 0207 Def Jam label, exits Atlantic deal Signing announcement comes a week after Alec and Alex Boateng were officially unveiled as co-Presidents of the label
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: SoundCloud, 0207 Def Jam, China, Big Hit, Simon Robson The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News Vevo Artists To Watch 2021: Toosii, Flo Milli, S1MBA, Pa Salieu, KennyHoopla MBW has once again partnered with Vevo to showcase the company's carefully curated DSCVR Artists To Watch
News Sony Music Brazil launches accelerator program to drive AI developments in the market Focus will be identifying music solutions powered by AI and ML that can support artist career development and fan experiences
News TikTok inks multi-year licensing deal with ICE Deal 'establishes a flow of royalty payments to songwriters and publishers,' reads a joint statement
News Warner’s ADA Benelux inks series of new deals with Belgian and Dutch labels and artists Company inks deals with Big Top Amsterdam, Absolute P, BMKLTSCH RCRDS, Mattan Records, Noisesome Recordings and others
News AI music platform Muru Music Health partners with Universal Music Australia, launches crowdfund Australian AI startup aims 'to help ward off the effects of brain ageing' with music
Blog Keeping the spirit of music alive beyond the pandemic Dave Rogers of audio giant HARMAN on the success of live-streamed events and how technology has helped power the live experience at home during the pandemic
News BMG acquires Cheyenne Records catalog including music by Germany’s most successful girl group No Angels Catalog contains more than 600 master recordings
News Jay Z named Chief Visionary Officer of new cannabis company, TPCO Holding Corp Jay-Z and Roc Nation to lead company's brand strategy and marketing
News Big Hit’s Weverse app has been key to its $400m pandemic success. Now it’s expanding the tech to Universal Music Group artists. Gracie Abrams, Alexander 23 and YUNGBLUD to become first US-signed artists to get Weverse fan communities
News Roc Nation teams with United Entertainment Group to form global licensing agency, Roc Nation United Company was established to identify, develop, market and implement global licensing and brand opportunities
News Ed Sheeran agent Jon Ollier launches new live booking agency, One Fiinix Live New company launches following the end of his tenure at CAA
News Alec and Alex Boateng named Co-Presidents of new 0207 Def Jam label at Universal Music UK Amy Tettey joins label as MD; Jacqueline Eyewe is Marketing Director; Char Grant becomes A&R Director
News Music is now a ‘full blown category’ on Twitch, as Amazon-owned firm recruits for Head of Artist Relations New job ad reveals more about Twitch's ambitions in music, as platform's Music Directory launches