News British songwriters’ body opposes Sony’s proposed takeover of EMI Music Publishing BASCA joins IMPALA in officially opposing Sony's plan to own 100% of EMP
News Spotify launches Global Cultures Initiative to boost regional artists from around the world Spotfiy launches playlists featuring popular tracks from communities around the world
News AEG expands into Southeast Asia, two new Bangkok arenas to open in Q4 2022 AEG partners with The Mall Group to open and operate two new arenas in Bangkok
News James Grant Group sells majority stake to Trilantic in $100m+ deal, rebrands as YM&U As reported by MBW earlier this month, private equity firm swoops for talent management co
News Bucks signs indie punk rock band LIFE to worldwide deal LIFE's debut LP, Popular Music, was included in BBC Radio 1's Album Of The Year list in 2017
News Vevo hires Bryon Schafer as SVP of Research Bryon Schafer joins Vevo as SVP of Research after three years at Otter Media
News The A&R Awards 2018 finalists… revealed! See who's up for a gong on the UK music business's big night...
Analysis Apple’s buyout of Shazam: 5 reasons it could change music streaming forever How the world's leading voice-recognition app could shake up the streaming game
News UMPG signs Brian Lee to worldwide publishing deal Korean-American songwriter says he's found his "creative match"
News Symphonic Distribution bolsters marketing team with three hires Symphonic Distribution expands its marketing team with three senior execs
News A&R Awards in association with Abbey Road studios announce 2018’s official charity partner Platinum tables now sold out at London-based event
News Pulse Music Group promotes Joe Poindexter to Senior Vice President, Digital New title arrives after unprecedented growth period for the company
News Donald Trump’s signature is now all that stands in the way of the Music Modernization Act being passed Senate unanimously votes in favor of draft bill
News Is it time to move on from ‘women in music’? Linda Perry, Tony Visconti, Pat Carr and Kinnie Starr discuss gender equality at Reeperbahn
News Wendy Griffiths upped to EVP role at Position Music in Los Angeles Ex-BMG exec climbs the ranks at Tyler Bacon's company
Analysis Could SiriusXM’s buyout of Pandora finally deliver the first true ‘full-stack’ music company? Pandora is back in the game of music streaming - and can dare to dream big
News AIM, Pitchblack Playback and MQA to host immersive listening event on UK’s National Album Day 2018 AIM, Pitchblack Playback and MQA to host immersive listening event on National Album Day 2018
News Songtrust expands into Atlanta, Los Angeles and Nashville with new hires Alex Gershwin, Breanna Harper and Carli Gonderinger join team