Interviews Behind Jack Harlow: Meet the manager guiding the Grammy-nominated star’s global success Chris Thomas talks MBW through the rise and rise of the Kentucky rapper – and the ambition to be the biggest artist on the planet
Analysis Blog Music merchandise is big business. But for touring artists, it’s callously inequitable. Eamonn Forde explores the economics of selling merch at music venues
News BMG to represent George Harrison publishing catalog via global deal Catalog comprises more than 200 songs written with the Beatles, the Traveling Wilburys and for George Harrison’s solo career.
News Amazon Music streaming prices to rise in US, UK, Canada Updated pricing will come into effect from May 5, 2022
Analysis News Once again, nearly 98% of 18-to-49-year-olds in the US didn’t watch the Grammys on Sunday The 2021 Superbowl's live TV audience was more than ten times the size of the 2022 Grammys
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…