Interviews ‘I used to listen to the charts and think, what’s all this sh**? But I couldn’t hate something I wanted to be successful at.’ He was the lead vocalist in one of Britain’s most hotly-tipped bands, before going on to join The Streets. Now, Rob Harvey is finding new levels of success as a pop songwriter...
News Bruce Springsteen in talks to sell catalog to Sony Music (report) Is Bruce Springsteen's catalog music's next big-money deal?
Interviews ‘What we’re building at Downtown has never been done before.’ Andrew Bergman and Justin Kalifowitz on Downtown Music Holdings, present and future...
News Anderson .Paak launches new record label APESHIT INC in collaboration with Universal Music Group APESHIT INC. will be based in Los Angeles
News Vevo unveils 2022’s Artists To Watch, partners with MBW to showcase rising stars Leading global video platform reveals first influential tastemaker list of the year
News David Bowie estate in talks to sell catalog for $200m (report) Will music's next rights mega-deal be for David Bowie's catalog?
Analysis News Sony Music’s quarterly streaming revenues burst above $1bn for the first time MBW breaks down the numbers in an historic quarter for Rob Stringer's major
News Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s first statement to investors as the CEO of a publicly-traded Universal Music Group UMG boss outlines "long-term, career-oriented" vision for the future
Analysis Blog Six reasons why regionality still matters for the global music streaming business This MBW op/ed comes from Ryan Blakeley, a Ph.D. in Musicology candidate at the Eastman School of Music.
News Primary Wave buys stake in Luther Vandross publishing and master recording income stream as part of $40m deal (report) Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide
News Superstar EDM duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike team up with Sony and Tencent’s JV label, Liquid State in China 300+ song strong catalog to be licensed to Liquid State in China
News Adele’s Easy on Me breaks Spotify record for most global streams in a week The British-born singer’s third UK Number 1 gained 217,300 chart sales in its first week
News BTS to leave Sony Music’s Columbia, confirms HYBE: ‘We look forward to our new chapter in partnership with Universal.’ BTS sign with Universal Music Group/Interscope for distribution and marketing in the United States
Analysis News Warner Music Group is worth $10bn more than it was a year ago Universal stays above $50 billion... as its rival's market worth goes gangbusters