Interviews ‘It’s alright to feel fear – so long as you ignore it.’ Richard Russell has laid his life bare in a new memoir. He tells MBW about independence, insecurity and identity...
News Big Hit Entertainment granted preliminary approval for IPO in South Korea Company applied for a pre-IPO review with the Korea Exchange in May
News Roc Nation signs British hip-hop DJ Charlie Sloth Sloth's new single Purple Ft. Polo G & Deno was released on August 7
News Artists challenge Jeff Bezos on Twitch royalty practices 'As Twitch uses music to grow its audience and shape its brand, the company owes creators more than willful blindness and vague platitudes.'
News Microsoft warned to ‘sever all links’ between TikTok and China if sale goes through Senator Josh Hawley has written to Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella
Analysis Live Nation spent more on ticketing in Q2 than its fans did Michael Rapino discusses Live Nation's horrible Q2 - and the bright future in 2021 and beyond
News Donald Trump’s ban on TikTok and Tencent’s WeChat appears to get Universal, Warner off the hook Trump's wording deliberately careful in letters to Senate
News Dame Shirley Bassey inks exclusive record deal with Decca Records Diamonds Are Forever singer has released 70 albums and sold nearly 140 million records
News Warner Chappell Music signs global publishing deal with Australian Quartet Hiatus Kaiyote 'Their timeless, futuristic sound transcends genres.'
News Amazon Music launches new global brand to promote artist catalogs Bob Marley named as the first [RE]DISCOVER 'Artist of the Month'
News Fortnite maker Epic Games raises $1.78bn round of funding Round includes previously announced $250m strategic investment from Sony Corporation
News Triller, downloaded 250m times, hits No.1 on the App store in 50 markets TikTok rival continues its rapid growth story
News 88.4% of videos on YouTube generate fewer than 1,000 views Analytics firm Pex has published 'The state of YouTube 2019' report
News Instagram’s TikTok rival Reels is now officially available in more than 50 markets including the US 'Reels invites you to create fun videos to share with your friends or anyone on Instagram'
News Spencer Lee promoted to Asia Pacific President at peermusic Exec joined peermusic in 2018 as Managing Director, Asia Pacific
News First Artists Management opens UK office, hires Hamish Duff & Sabrina Hutchinson as Agents Company was founded in 2003 in Los Angeles
News Warner Chappell & Transgressive sign worldwide publishing deal with British hip-hop artist Loyle Carner His album, Not Waving, But Drowning, reached No.3 in the UK Album Chart last year
Interviews Ditto Management on going Top 5 in the UK: ‘We’re not in the old school music industry club – we’ve got data instead!’ Matt Dodds on the first year of Ditto's management company – and its plans to break "household names" globally