News Spotify’s music and audiobooks business boss David Kaefer to exit; Charlie Hellman succeeding him as SVP and Global Head of Music Kaefer, the exec in charge of Spotify’s Music Business and Audiobooks business, will be departing Spotify at the end of October
News AudioShake raises $14m for AI tech that can turn any audio file into stems The company says it has seen a 400% YoY revenue spike, and counts Universal Music and Warner Music among its tech's clients
News Abba Voyage generated $113m in 2024 as demand for virtual concert series stayed strong in third year Aniara, the UK holding company for ABBA Voyage, says the concert series added £833 million to London's economy in its first three years
News TikTok ramps up classical music initiatives with Crescendo program in the UK, and a partnership with Poland’s Chopin Institute TikTok has partnered with Poland's Chopin Institute for the 19th International Chopin Piano Competition
News Waymo adds YouTube Music to robotaxis after Spotify deal YouTube Music now joins Spotify and iHeartRadio as the third music service available in Waymo vehicles.
News HYBE Chair Bang Si-Hyuk faces travel ban amid probe over IPO (report) New local media reports emerge about ongoing investigation in South Korea
Analysis 5 things you might have missed about Donald Trump’s TikTok deal TikTok's US algorithm will be retrained under the new ownership, and China's ByteDance could still walk away with the lion's share of profits
News Fraser T. Smith Receives BMI President’s Award at 2025 BMI London Awards BMI London Awards celebrated top UK and European talent across music, film and television.
Analysis News Spotify leadership update: Daniel Ek explains why he’s stepping back as Spotify CEO to become Executive Chairman Daniel Ek and Spotify's new Co-CEOs Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström participated in a Q&A about the leadership transition. MBW listened in on the call. Here's what stood out...
News OpenAI readies TikTok-style app, but is exclusive for AI-generated content (report) The app features a vertical feed interface with swipe navigation that mirrors TikTok's design.
News Daniel Ek steps away from CEO role at Spotify to become Executive Chairman; Gustav Söderström and Alex Norström named co-CEOs Alex Norström and Gustav Söderström to become Co-CEOs in January 2026
News Spotify and Merlin ink multi-year global licensing deal Independent music licensing group Merlin and Spotify have renewed their global, multi-year licensing partnership
News Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ is already a record breaker, as album becomes first to surpass 5m pre-saves on Spotify Spotify is celebrating the album’s release with a three-day pop-up event in New York City from September 30 through October 2.
News YouTube tests AI music host feature to challenge Spotify’s AI DJ YouTube's AI host shares relevant stories, fan trivia and commentary about the music that’s playing on the YouTube Music app.
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Alan Price Vevo's CEO raids his musical memory bank for the songs that have sound-tracked his life and career
News Lars Karlsson of Warner Chappell Music Nordics honored with Tampere Music Award 2025 Karlsson recognized for shaping Nordic and global music markets
Interviews Meet the Emmy-nominated executive driving HYBE’s regional Mexican Music strategy at S1ENTO Records MBW's Trailblazers series meets Myrna Pérez, General Manager of HYBE-owned Regional Mexican music-focused label, S1ENTO Records
News In ‘landmark’ move, SESAC and GMR join ASCAP and BMI’s ‘Songview’ copyright database, expanding platform to 38m+ works Platform will feature information for over 38m musical works licensed by the four major performing rights organizations in the United States