News Spotify’s head of African music, Tunde Ogundipe, leaves service alongside Indian music expert Himanshu Suri Execs were part of the team that worked on Spotify's Global Cultures initiative
News Warner Music behind Donald Trump Nickelback tweet takedown This marks the seventh copyright complaint filed against Trump's Twitter account this year
News Spring Aspers promoted to President, Sony Pictures Motion Picture Group, Music Exec joined Sony Pictures Entertainment a decade ago as EVP Music Creative Affairs
News TIDAL promotes Tony Gervino and Elliott Wilson to Executive roles Gervino and Wilson have been with TIDAL since early 2017
News Warner Chappell Music Nashville extends global publishing deal with songwriter Liz Rose Rose has landed No.1 hits for artists like Taylor Swift (You Belong with Me), Little Big Town (Girl Crush), and Eli Young Band (Crazy Girl)
News Silver Lake acquires entertainment & ticketing giant TEG TEG delivers 30 million tickets annually
News ASM Global buys 25% shareholding in Aus stadium operator VenuesLive ASM Global was formed through the recent merger of AEG Facilities and SMG
News Amazon Echo and Alexa launch in Brazil, just three weeks after arrival of Amazon Music Alexa experience has been 'built from the ground up' for Brazil
News Paul Shaver named President of Canadian body CMRRA Exec has previously worked for Nielsen, Virgin Music Canada, EMI Music Canada, Universal Music Canada and Open Road Records & RGK Entertainment
News BPI backs MBW’s UK-focused A&R Awards, as event sells out (again) The ceremony has now completely (as in, completely) sold out, for the fourth year in a row
News CTS Eventim expands into Russia with acquisition of promoter Talent Concert International Founding duo will continue to manage TCI’s business and retain a stake in the company
Interviews ‘Songwriters have a challenging life. It’s a certain kind of grind that we really understand.’ Pulse Music Group co-founders Scott Cutler and Josh Abraham talk to MBW about their growth over 10 years
News YouTube and Hulu executives join Troy Carter’s Q&A Appointments follow other recent hires from Amazon, Universal and Paradigm
Interviews ‘If we want to build value in this industry, we have to tell the real stories of how music is made.’ Genius' Director of Content Elizabeth Milch discusses music industry bugbears and addresses the Google dispute
News Nuclear Blast bolsters leadership team in Europe with appointment of Antje Lange & Jens Prueter Prueter to lead A&R for Europe and Lange to become Chief Operating Officer
News Sylvain Gazaignes promoted to General Manager of BMG France Exec first joined BMG France in 2011 as A&R Manager