Music Business News: Germany

‘When we show the artist something they don’t remember, and it all comes back to them. We get to witness that moment, that’s precious for us – and that’s also when we know the fans are going to lose their minds.’

Aviator talks 15 years of working with legends, taming the wild west and why the industry isn't prepared for a boomer-based digital tsunami

TikTok’s $1bn creator fund to shut down in the US, UK, Germany, and France starting next month (report)

Platform is inviting creators to join its ‘Creativity Program’

From HYBE’s $400m+ in Q3 to Kobalt’s partnership with Morgan Stanley… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up

The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days

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BMG, following ‘more efficient and more effective’ strategy under new CEO Thomas Coesfeld, reorganizes structure; around 40 staff cut

MBW obtains internal note that confirms a range of changes at Bertelsmann-owned company

BMG forms alliance with Universal Music Group; plans to move physical distribution to UMG’s Commercial Services division

BMG says other collaborations with UMG are also under discussion

BMG expects to spend another $400m on catalog acquisitions this year – and just made its largest ever recorded music acquisition in France

BMG has acquired the recorded music catalog of superstar French DJ and electronic music artist Martin Solveig

Warner’s Spinnin’ Records partners with generative AI startup Endel to create 50 AI-generated wellness albums

Spinnin’ named as first label to activate Warner Music Group’s global Endel deal