News Universal confirms partnership with Deezer to explore new streaming model Partnership follows UMG alliance with TIDAL announced in Janauary
News Vanessa Kanapin named Director of A&R for GSA at Ultra Music Publishing and Helix Records Exec joins from independent publisher Budde Music
News As US vinyl sales soar, Metallica buy their own pressing plant to meet ‘massive demand’ Legendary heavy metal band acquires controlling stake in Furnace Record Pressing
News Hipgnosis exec Tony Barnes named as co-founder of metaverse startup Karta Karta is a metaverse studio that offers in-game experiential marketing for musicians, brands and sports teams
Interviews News Warner Chappell expands JV with Sweden-based Lilly Raye Music, strikes new partnerships with Tommy Brown, Parx Publishing Lilly Raye Music is a management company and publisher founded by US music executive Edward Matthew
Interviews ‘We’re in a renaissance for creativity. The things creators will be able to do tomorrow, they cannot do today.’ Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on her ambitions for Splice, predictions for the music creator space, and her forecast for the impact AI will have on the music industry...
News Apple lifts lid on standalone ‘Apple Music Classical’ app Apple Music Classical will launch on March 28
News Shamrock buys portion of Metro Boomin’s publishing catalog for nearly $70m (report) Reported acquisition comes just a month after Shamrock raised more than $600 million in commitments for its third equity fund
Interviews News He built TikTok’s music AI tech. But he says robots will never replace human songwriters. Ed Newton-Rex joins MBW's podcast to talk AI, TikTok, and why we shouldn't be scared of the robots
News HYBE’s SM Entertainment takeover plan falls short, Kakao launches $960m offer for controlling stake SM Entertainment’s shareholders are not buying into HYBE’s plan to take control of its rival
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Jérémy Erlich Spotify's Global Head of Music on the songs that have soundtracked his existence
News BMG strikes partnership with Sweden-based artist management company Scandinavian Talent Management STM specializes in music supervision, music publishing, and live events
News Milk & Honey signs trio of new clients, all songwriter/producers behind chart hits: JHart, The Elements, and Alexis Kesselman M&H founder, Lucas Keller, calls JHart "one of the greatest songwriters and voices in the business"
News Tuned Global acquires AI-powered music tech and DJ app company Pacemaker Pacemaker holds several patents for its proprietary AI technology
News TIDAL axes Direct Artist Payouts ‘experiment’ to redirect funding to emerging talent program TIDAL RISING $500,000 has been paid out via the program since November 2021