Interviews ‘Japanese acts account for nearly 90% of all tickets sold for live music events in Japan.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Kaori Hayashi, CEO of Japan-headquartered concert promoter HIP (Hayashi International Promotions)
News Warner CFO Eric Levin: music streaming business is ready for recurring price increases Exec discussed streaming prices during a Q&A session at JPMorgan’s Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on May 22
News Universal partners with generative AI startup Endel to create ‘AI-powered, artist-driven functional music’ Companies will use Endel’s proprietary AI technology to let UMG artists "reimagine" their music and create "science-backed soundscapes"
News Ernst Trapp steps down as CEO of Warner’s EMP Merchandising and President of E-Commerce at WMG Trapp steered EMP through its $180m acquisition by Warner Music Group
Analysis News Who owns Universal Music Group today? Music Business Worldwide digs into the numbers behind the institutional shareholders of the largest company in music rights
Interviews ‘Right now, it’s us against maths, isn’t it?’ MBW interviews Pete Simmons, Universal Music Publishing Group’s UK Head of A&R
Analysis News Meet the virtual artists backed by some of the world’s biggest entertainment companies Music companies are jumping into the virtual-artist space in a big way
News ASCAP, BMI form joint task force to combat fraud in music industry Initiative to address fraudulent activities associated with musical works within the collective management ecosystem.
Interviews ‘Our ambition is to sign acts with the best talent and break them on a global scale.’ Jamie Spinks, Head of A&R at Columbia in the UK, on how A&R is evolving, and more...
News Sony Music Masterworks acquires live music and events company Proactiv Entertainment Proactiv Managing Director Nicolas Renna will continue to lead the business
Interviews ‘The objective is not just to have a hit, it’s to make people feel less alone, more loved, more alive, more thankful.’ Josh Jenkins talks about co-writing two very different country mega-hits, the effect they have had on his career, gifts from God, TikTok and the importance of 'a slow, peaceful creative space'
News Tuned Global partners with Revelator to integrate NFTs into music streaming platforms Revelator will enable Tuned Global to offer its customers a white-label platform to mint, sell, distribute, report, and track music NFTs
Interviews ‘Technology is a fantastic thing but there’s nothing like human curation.’ MBW’s Inspiring Women series interviews Moon Projects founder Mary Rahmani
Analysis Blog TikTok isn’t where ‘stars get started’. Stars start themselves. Music Venue Trust CEO Mark Davyd on the claims made about artist development by digital platforms, and the reality
News European lawmakers close to launching ‘world’s first rules’ on artificial intelligence Under the draft mandate, AI systems with “an unacceptable level of risk to people’s safety” would be strictly banned