News Universal launches Def Jam Recordings China division in Chengdu, ‘the capital of Chinese hip-hop’ Def Jam Recording China has partnered with China Mobile's Migu to discover talent, and create and distribute music.
News HYBE’s Weverse superfan platform is growing – and going big in China HYBE's superfan platform Weverse is making significant inroads into China through strategic partnerships with two of the market's digital giants
Interviews Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors MBW's Trailblazers series meets Randy Fusee, CEO of music streaming platform Coda Music
Analysis On… The China Paradox This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
News Tuned Global expands Social Radio platform with real-time tipping feature The new tipping feature lets fans support artists, DJs, and creators live
News Timbaland launches AI music company Stage Zero, with first AI artist, TaTa The new venture, called Stage Zero, launched with its first signee, TaTa.
Analysis News HYBE is selling its entire stake in K-Pop rival SM Entertainment to Tencent Music for nearly $180m Tencent Music will become the second-largest shareholder in SM Entertainment
Interviews HYBE’s Joon Choi: ‘90% of Weverse traffic comes from regions outside of Korea. Most of our users are global superfans.’ MBW speaks with Weverse President Joon Choi following the launch of its Spotify-powered 'Listening Party' streaming service
Analysis Interviews Riot Games, Epic Games, and Tuned Global on the future of music in gaming Gaming continues to be a big opportunity for music rightsholders.
Analysis News The major record companies lost market share again on Spotify last year. But BMG and ‘artist-centric royalties’ make this a more complicated picture than it first appears. To understand one of the industry's favorite graphs, a few things first need to be taken into account
News Sony Music pulls catalog from Africa-focused music streaming service Boomplay Sources tell MBW that concerns have been growing at other rightsholders over late royalty payments from the platform
News Boomplay MD Phil Choi exits, joins Warner Music Group as Head of Business Development for APAC region Exec to report to New York-based Allen Coye, who heads up business development for Recorded Music at WMG
Analysis News Tencent Music is using AI to create viral content… and three other things we learned on the company’s Q3 earnings call The music streaming operator is working to differentiate its services amid a long-running slump in monthly active users
News Apple Music inks major deal in China: App now accessible for China Mobile’s 1 billion+ customers Apple's music streaming service faces stiff competition in the Chinese market from Tencent, NetEase and others
News UMG Nashville partners with Timbaland’s Mosley Music to discover new country talent UMG and Timbaland have formally announced a partnership that had been running in the background for the past year