News Cox Communications fined $1bn after losing copyright infringement lawsuit Cox was found to have infringed a total of 10,017 works
News Hipgnosis acquires catalog from Ariana Grande collaborator Savan Kotecha His songs have sold more than 375 million copies globally
News Rob Stringer: ‘We are building a creative entertainment company of the future.’ "We have been determined to expand our business operations beyond the core of the recorded and publishing businesses."
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘No other music company has ever come close to matching what we achieved this year.’ 'It’s no accident that we have built the largest, most diverse, and most innovative music company in the world.'
News Tencent’s Universal bid needed rescuing – but may now claim 30% of music company Tencent's bid for 10-20% of Universal nearly fell through, but now it probably looks back on track
News Having turned over $27m in 2018, Epidemic Sound is roasted by songwriter group for buy-out deals Epidemic responds by suggesting traditional industry is bothered by its "disruptive" model
News UK tech firm OCL launches mobile D2C marketing platform, Portes Platform will allow artists to create bespoke engagement and VIP experiences for fans
Analysis News How podcasts are damaging the potential growth of the recorded music business Music streaming services – particularly Spotify – are morphing into something else entirely
Interviews How Spinnin Records is meeting the ‘challenge of holding on to the attention of millennials’ Spinnin' celebrated its 20th birthday in 2019. Here, CEO Roger de Graaf tells MBW about his career in the music industry and the challenges of marketing dance music today...
News Tech startup Mighty Audio adds Amazon Music to offline streaming devices Integration launched globally on December 12
News Billboard owner Valence Media acquires Nielsen Music Company is establishing a new MRC Data division
Blog Spotify end of year stats…there’s a lot to unwrap This MBW blog comes from Matt Brinkworth, who is an artist manager and Head of Digital at Omnian Music Group
News Claire McAuley named SVP, Global Administration at Warner Chappell Music Exec was previously VP, International Operations
Interviews ‘I want everyone on my roster to have peace and leave a lasting impact on the world, through music.’ Natalie Prospere, manager of Lucky Daye, Varren Wade and others, is profiled in MBW's Inspiring Women series
News Hipgnosis confirms Johnny McDaid, Jack Antonoff and other catalog acquisitions Shape Of You, Photograph and other Ed Sheeran hits join the Hipgnosis portfolio
News AWAL signs rising Australian indie rock band, Spacey Jane Band have clocked up nearly 10 million streams
Analysis News Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world? Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019