News Amy Thomson, who managed Swedish House Mafia and marketed Kanye West, reveals the most important things she knows about artist management and marketing Thomson also teases new platform which, she says, recovered $4m in royalties for an artist's catalog
News Def Jam Recordings signs South African superstar Nasty C He has been the most-streamed South African artist on Apple Music for four years in a row
News Big Deal Music Group promotes Ashley Alexander and Amber Packer to Senior Creative Director positions 'Ashley and Amber are both incredible success stories.'
News Live Nation cancels major festivals in the UK Download and the Isle of Wight Festival are cancelled
News Tencent sets up $100m Global Anti-Pandemic Fund to support fight against COVID-19 Fund will initially focus on the sourcing and donation of medical supplies
News Could the music industry do more to help artists and songwriters whose income has been hit by Coronavirus? Should 'black box' money and discretionary advances be paid over to music's creative community amid the pandemic?
Analysis News The value of music: Hipgnosis’ share price is now HIGHER than it was pre-COVID-19 UK music rights company saw its market cap bounce 13% today in a vertiginous rise on London Stock Exchange
News TuneCore CEO Scott Ackerman steps down, Believe now searching for new head of DIY distribution platform Ackerman joined TuneCore as President and COO in 2010
News Music community launches ‘Love Record Stores’ initiative Global initiative launches on Thursday (March 26)
News SoundCloud Go+ rolled out in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden Premium tier is now available in 19 countries
News Spotify pledges $10m fund to support artists hit by Coronavirus pandemic "Combatting the impact of this pandemic on the music industry will take a massive global effort..."
News Peermusic promotes Timothy Cohan to Chief Counsel Exec was previously Senior Vice President of Legal and Business Affairs
News Spotify South Korea launch could be imminent (report) Company has reportedly set up an office in Seoul
News PRS for Music launches emergency fund during Coronavirus pandemic; songwriters can claim up to £1k each Applicants will receive support up to a value of £1,000
News Live Nation share price rallies again, up 15% today Company's stock continues improvement after harsh period at start of last week
News Coronavirus quarantine appears to be driving a global TikTok download boom Data from SensorTower, provided to MBW, shows a definite trend in the US and worldwide
News $500m-backed Saban Music Group’s first release tops Latin Airplay Chart Company is backed by multi-billionaire entertainment mogul, Haim Saban
Analysis News ‘Signs of crisis’: Coronavirus now expected to halt Italy’s recorded music growth in 2020 "The current situation will probably hit the physical market very hard, and we hope streaming can remain at least flat for the next few months."