News DICE makes raft of executive hires across Europe and US Falko Mortiboys has been named VP Fan Experience, while Ali McCloud, Antony Jackson and Leon Sherman join the UK-born ticketing company
Interviews ‘I love the pressure, I love the deals, I love the win.’ Adrian Sykes interviews Atlantic Records’ Rich Castillo about his experiences, ambitions, passions and gripes within the UK music industry…
News BMG acquires Primal Scream song rights BMG has acquired a 50% stake in the song interests of Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes and the late Robert Young, together with their neighbouring rights
Interviews ‘If your management plan is to try and get a record to blow up on TikTok… you don’t have a plan.’ Crush Management founder Jonathan Daniel recalls bringing emo to the masses and reflects on 20 years at the top
News Safiya Lambie-Knight named Head of Music for the UK & Ireland at Spotify Exec has been promoted to the role from her previous position as Lead, Artist & Label Partnerships, UK & IE
News NetEase Cloud Music sues rival Tencent Music over ‘unfair competition’ claims NetEase announced the legal proceedings in a social media statement
Analysis Spotify faces its most crucial earnings call yet. Here are the 3 difficult questions MBW would be asking. After Netflix's shocker of a Q1, all eyes are on Spotify's equivalent fiscal announcement. Here's what MBW would ask Daniel Ek.
Interviews ‘I would like to see more women brought into the boardroom. We have come a long way, but still have a lot of work to do.’ In this feature, Cris Falcão, Ingrooves Music Group's Managing Director in Brazil, tells us about her career in the music industry, challenges in the market, and her objectives for 2022
News Could one of these startups become the new TikTok or SoundCloud? Meet Techstars Music class of 2022.
News 135,000 artists are now getting paid through SoundCloud’s Fan-Powered Royalties platform Platform pledges to match 100% of revenue earned by independent artists on Friday, April 29
Analysis Nearly 80% of artists on Spotify have fewer than 50 monthly listeners There is an ocean of music on Spotify that is a very long way from being popular
News Live Nation launches in the Philippines, acquires promoter Music Management International Rhiza Pascua appointed Managing Director Live Nation Philippines
News Former file-sharing platform LimeWire raises $10.4m in private token sale to grow its NFT marketplace Investment came from DAO Jones ( includingSteve Aoki) and Deadmau5’s fund 720Mau5
News Roblox Global Head of Music Jonathan Vlassopulos to step down 'The time has come to embark on my next adventure,' said the music exec in a statement
Analysis News With Netflix losing subscribers, is music’s own streaming party over? MBW founder Tim Ingham analyzes Netflix's surprise Q1 2022 downturn, and the impact it might have on Spotify