News Concord turned down a buyout offer of $5 billion, suggest Bloomberg sources Concord is majority owned by Michigan Retirement Systems
Interviews ‘We’ve never sat there and slagged off a competitor. If you get to that stage, you’ve lost it already.’ Caroline Elleray and Mark Gale made their name as A&R extraordinaires working with artists like Coldplay and Little Simz at Universal Music Publishing. Now the married couple are launching their own venture, Second Songs.
Analysis News An MBW reader just blew open the Spotify fake artists story. Here’s what they have to say. This is an email you're gonna want to read
Interviews ‘As a publisher we don’t sign repertoire for the present but for its long-term value.’ In this feature, we speak to Matthieu Tessier, Managing Director of Warner Chappell Music France about the success of French superstar rapper Orelsan
Analysis News Remember Spotify’s fake artists? They’re still going strong – and still attracting scandal. Have you heard of Firefly or Chillmi? Two of the biggest indie labels going, with so many artists on their books!
News Roblox and Sony reveal that 24kGoldn will be the latest artist to perform a virtual concert on the gaming platform Pre-concert 'quests' have already seen over 1.6m visits
News Muni Long partners with Def Jam Recordings via Supergiant Records label Breakthrough hit Hrs & Hrs has racked up over 150m streams
News Mushroom Group and AEG Presents unveil new leadership structure for Frontier Touring Adam Wilkes moves to the role of Chairman of the Frontier Board in conjunction with his role as President and CEO, AEG Presents Asia Pacific
Interviews ‘The pandemic reminded people how much they wanted to be at a show.’ Ben Lovett’s tvg Hospitality has raised $50m. Here, the Mumford & Sons musician and entrepreneur explains how his firm plans to spend that money…
Analysis Blog DSPs will lead music’s mainstream Web3 adoption, but fan-powered music communities will share the wealth The following MBW op/ed comes from Bruno Guez, CEO of Digital rights administration company Revelator
Analysis News Tempo Music’s catalog is up for sale – and we expect it to go for more than $500 million Tempo was founded by Providence in partnership with Warner Music Group in 2019
News Mathew Knowles joins teaching staff at London music college LCCM – and there’s a full scholarship named after him, too. US music executive joins LCCM as a visiting lecturer
News Jonathan Abon and Jordan Gremli join Utopia Music in VP Product roles Jordan Gremli has also been hired as VP Product, Creator Services, at the Switzerland-based company
Interviews Meet Italy’s Rude Records, the $4.6m-valued indie label aiming for an IPO by 2025 Label President Ilich Rausa discusses fund raising and expansion plans