News K-Pop promoter Powerhouse, which has worked with BTS, BLACKPINK and MONSTA X, strikes strategic partnership with AEG Presents Company produced 15 shows for BTS’ 2018 Love Yourself US Tour in 2018
News Peter Frampton music interests acquired by BMG Peter Frampton is a Grammy award-winning, multi-Platinum-selling singer-songwriter
News Web3 music platform Public Pressure’s first NFT project rakes in $2m ‘within days’ of release NFT collection comprised 3,333 limited edition NFTs that were sold for a fixed price of $600 apiece
News Warner partners with e-commerce platform LGND.io and blockchain firm Polygon on new collectables platform LGND Music platform to launch in January 2023
News After closing $100m fund, artist funding platform beatBread expands European business, led by industry veteran Mark Terry Terry will lead the company’s expansion in the UK and Continental Europe
News deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin’s metaverse platform PIXELYNX acquired by Animoca Brands Investment follows recent reports that Animoca is launching a $2 billion metaverse fund for developers
News Dipesh Parmar named President of Columbia Records UK, Amy Wheatley appointed MD at Sony-owned label Ministry Of Sound becomes a subsidiary of Columbia Records UK as a result of the moves
News SoundCloud enters artist development JV with Kei Henderson’s Third & Hayden SoundCloud says this new JV is part of its 'roster' business
Interviews Jay Marciano on streaming, Coachella, macro-economics – and why ‘everyone’s a genius in a bull market’ The AEG Presents boss discusses the future for the live business in the face of a potential recessionary year for the wider world
Interviews News How $40m-backed Symphonic Distribution plans to be a ‘true alternative’ to traditional labels Founder & CEO Jorge Brea on the challenges in the distribution space and how his company is trying to differentiate itself
Analysis The music industry isn’t ready for the AI revolution. Fruits Music founder, Stef Van Vugt, believes that AI will create a major opportunity for ambitious companies to challenge the majors
Interviews ‘Streaming has unshackled us to compete and unshackled artists to be heard.’ Mom + Pop founders discuss the development of the label and the challenges that come with working in the independent market today
News Utopia Music makes layoffs as it downsizes global workforce MBW understands that Utopia's global team numbers 1,200 people. That figure includes both contractors and around 800 employees.
Analysis 10 years ago, Warner Music’s Top 5 superstars generated 15% of its revenue. Today, that number is down to just 5%. MBW drills into the numbers of Steve Cooper's surprising revelation on WMG's earnings call this week
Interviews News Artist financing platform beatBread closes $100m fund to ’empower independent artists and labels’ Launched in November 2020, company has made over 500 advances to artists and labels