News German PRO GEMA buys majority stake in digital distributor Zebralution that ‘secures our future viability’ “By taking a stake in Zebralution, GEMA has made a targeted investment that secures its future viability."
News Spotify now has an actual Head of Hits, as Ned Monahan joins from Interscope Monahan appears to be essentially succeeding Mike Biggane at streaming firm
News Genius sues Google for ‘no less than $50m’, alleging ‘anticompetitive practices’ over lyrics Lawsuit was filed in New York on Tuesday (December 3)
News Spinal Tap’s UMG case might be over, but Vivendi is not off the hook yet Case against StudioCanal 'seeks hundreds of millions of dollars in compensatory and punitive damages'
Interviews VEVO 10: ‘When we talk about our audience to advertisers, it solves a problem for them’ Kevin McGurn on the evolution of monetizing music video
News Jeff Vaughn leaves APG to join Capitol Music Group, starting January 1 next year "Jeff has forged strong relationships within the artist community and has proven time and time again that he knows how to work with talent to create hit records."
News Warner Music Group ups Jon Glass to Head of Digital Legal Affairs He was with Sony Music Entertainment in Business & Legal Affairs, Global Digital Business
News AWAL signs worldwide recordings deal with girl in red Norwegian Singer-Songwriter inks deal for debut LP
News Liv Lyons joins Lee & Thompson music team as Senior Associate Lyons was previously at Simons Muirhead & Burton LLP
News Are TikTok and Bytedance about to become a real problem for Spotify? Three reasons why Bytedance's new service may pose a real threat to the world's No.1 audio streaming platform
News Hipgnosis acquires Fraser T. Smith catalog including Adele, Stormzy hits Hipgnosis has acquired 100% of Fraser T. Smith’s worldwide writer share of performance income of the catalog, which comprises 298 songs.
Interviews ‘My goal is to have 250,000 songs and be worth $1 billion.’ Jon Singer talks MBW through the management buyout – and the future – of Spirit Music Group
Interviews ‘Defected is not a record label anymore. We’re much more than that.’ Simon Dunmore offers a glimpse into the unquestionably iconic world of Defected as it celebrates its 20th anniversary
News VEVO ARTISTS TO WATCH 2020: Sports Team, Vitão, NSG, Beba, No Rome MBW has once again partnered with Vevo to showcase the company's carefully curated Artists To Watch
News A Spotify subscription in India now costs less than $1 per month, thanks to new annual offer News comes as industry awaits decision in Spotify vs. Warner Chappell case
News Spotify overtakes Deezer’s subscriber base in France – but, says Deezer, SPOT can’t match its payouts What's a 'market leader'? Interesting question...
News Online radio platform NTS launches ‘NTS Friends’ membership club Company broadcasts 24/7 via two live channels and has 'thousands of hours' of content available on demand
News Kobalt COO Avid Larizadeh Duggan exits firm after five year association News comes as former CEO of Google Ventures, Bill Maris, steps down from Kobalt's board to focus on startups