News Deadmau5-founded Pixelynx launches KORUS AI music project in partnership with Beatport Launch arrives five months after Pixelynx was acquired by Animoca Brands
News Paul Trueman joins artist marketing platform un:hurd as COO, Hazel Savage joins firm’s Board of Directors News follows the company’s recent seven-figure investment round led by Kobalt Music’s founder and Chairman, Willard Ahdritz
News Fraser T. Smith, PPL launch ‘Future Producer Academy’ for under-represented producers Project aims to providing financial backing and educational opportunities for producers
News Believe: We’ll block 100% AI-created music from being uploaded to streaming services via TuneCore The arrival of AI-generated music has triggered a number of concerns for the music industry
News Guy Oseary and Ashton Kutcher-led Sound Ventures launches $240m artificial intelligence investment fund Fund's first three investments were in Anthropic, StabilityAI and ChatGPT developer OpenAI
Interviews ‘The industry has controlled what the consumer listens to for way too long.’ Emma Banks of Frtyfve and Instrumental is interviewed in MBW's Inspiring Women series
Analysis Sony generated $2.18bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q1, up 9.7% YoY SZA's SOS was Sony Music Entertainment's biggest-selling project globally in the quarter
News Microsoft’s $69bn takeover of Activision Blizzard blocked by UK regulator over cloud gaming concerns The UK’s antitrust regulator has blocked Microsoft’s proposed acquisition of gaming giant Activision Blizzard
News Peter Gabriel and Chris Stapleton weigh in on debate around the use of generative AI in music Two prominent artists chime in on the controversy around AI-generated music
News Apple wins antitrust court battle against Fortnite maker Epic Games over app store policies The US Court of Appeals sided with Apple in the case
Analysis The algorithm is your new boss More so in music than any business, a dollar is worth more when it’s made than when it’s paid, says Will Page
Analysis Music-generating AI: Official art? Or artificial? Nick Eziefula, partner at Simkins, on the legal questions for the music biz raised by 'fake Drake' et al
Interviews ‘There can be a lot of mystery and complexity around live music and I see our role as demystifying all of that.’ Songkick General Manager Sarah Jones traces the evolution of the Warner Music-owned concert discovery platform and shares her views on the importance and future direction of live music…
News Sony Music reportedly in talks to buy stake in Bad Bunny’s label and management firm, Rimas Sony Music reportedly negotiating a deal to help Rimas CEO Noah Assad buy out his partner, Rafael Ricardo Jiménez Dan
Analysis News From the ‘fake Drake’ AI track to BMG integrating frontline and catalog… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days