Analysis News Is Len Blavatnik about to complete the shrewdest deal in the history of the record business? The case for Len Blavatnik having made the smartest acquisitive move in record industry history
News BTS label Big Hit acquires stake in K-Pop firm Pledis; becomes company’s largest shareholder Pledis was founded by CEO Han Sung Soo in 2007
News Rajat Kakar named Managing Director of Sony Music India He previously served as CEO and Managing Director of Phonographic Performance Limited
News Universal launches Def Jam Africa to sign hip-hop, Afrobeats & trap artists from across the entire continent 'It is a historic achievement that we’re now able to bring this iconic label to Africa.'
News Warner Music Group launches IPO, as firm readies flotation on Nasdaq Some 70 million shares made available for underwriters to sell on by Access Industries
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Jany Green, Ryann, Curtis Waters, French The Kid & Maude Latour Our latest pick of new artists discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News Now TikTok seeks engineers with games development experience – for new augmented reality ad format After Sony Music, now Bytedance's video platform is hiring for ex-video games developers
Interviews ‘To succeed in a business that doesn’t really want anyone to succeed, you have to be quite confident.’ Justin Tranter is the latest interview in MBW's World's Greatest Songwriters series
News South African DJ Black Coffee acquires ‘significant’ stake in Gallo Music, the country’s oldest indie label 'This is the first of many moves we are working on to change the landscape of both the South African and African music industry.'
News Reservoir signs writer & producer Khris Riddick-Tynes to global publishing deal He most recently co-produced Kehlani’s duet with James Blake, Grieving
News Duran Duran inks global publishing deal with Warner Chappell Music Administration deal covers majority of group's catalog plus future work
News Spotify tells employees: You can work from home until 2021 Spotify employed 4,405 people on a full-time basis worldwide last year
News Spotify’s market cap value soars by nearly $4bn in wake of landmark Joe Rogan podcast deal Deal with comedian sent company's stock price soaring over next 24 hours
News Live Nation raises $1.2bn, which will provide ‘extra cushion to withstand any scenario well into 2021.’ 'This added liquidity will help bolster our already strong balance sheet.'
News Spotify countersues indie label, whose founder remains defiant: ‘I look forward to our day in court.’ Jake P. Noch responds to countersuit as fallout over alleged fraudulent streams escalates
News ‘The whole of Island Records is working around the clock to pull this thing together.’ Island Records’ One Love Covid-19 Relief Auction in aid of NHS Charities Together and Feeding America takes place tomorrow (May 21)
Analysis Spotify’s $100m+ Joe Rogan deal redefines its podcast strategy. Songwriters and record labels should be watching closely. Why Spotify's big money buys might concern music's most powerful rightsholders
News Former Goldman Sachs exec Matthew Donazzan joins Australia’s TEG as Director of Strategy and M&A He was previously an Executive Director covering private equity clients at Goldman Sachs