Interviews ‘Being a good producer is having the ability to adapt to the environment or the people that you’re with.’ Grammy-nominated producer, Carter Lang, discusses what goes into a successful studio session, lessons learned across his career, and much more besides.
News Grammy-winning songwriter Jordan Reynolds sells catalog to Warner Chappell, launches brokerage to help other writers do the same thing Reynolds has written six No.1 songs across three genres
Interviews ‘Artists really have to see Web3 as more than just a glorified fan club for the 21st Century.’ RCRDSHP founder Obie Fernandez on the future of the NFT market and the potential impact that Web3 could have on the music industry...
News Sony Music’s $430m buyout of AWAL provisionally cleared by UK competition watchdog UK’s Competition and Markets Authority gives provisional decision – and it's good news for Sony
Analysis News Spotify’s valuation is half the size it was a year ago. Could a Big Tech titan make a shock acquisition bid? It couldn't really happen... could it?
News Sting sells song catalog to Universal for $300m+ Sting has sold more than 100 million albums throughout his career
News Music funding platform beatBread raises $34m BeatBread offers advances ranging from $1,000 to $2 million per artist
News Elliot Grainge acquires Homemade Projects label, founders Zach Friedman and Tony Talamo named Co-Presidents of 10K Projects The Elliot Grainge-founded company has also acquired the Homemade Projects label
News Ex-Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy named new Peloton CEO, as firm cuts 2,800 jobs in ‘restructuring program’ Former Spotify CFO steps in as Peloton co-founder steps down
Interviews ‘The indie versus major notion is outdated in the digital age.’ MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Marie-Anne Robert, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment France
News Primary Wave buys music rights from estates of Layne Staley and Mike Starr of Alice In Chains Publisher to buy stake in Layne Staley’s and Mike Starr’s music publishing catalog, as well as master royalty income stream
News Apple Music cuts free trial for new subscribers from three months to one Six month free trial still offered for customers who purchase eligible audio hardware
News Stem, which has paid out $180m in royalties as of 2021, bolsters Artist & Label Strategy Team Seth Faber promoted to VP of Artist & Label Strategy; Vivian Yohannes joins as Director of Artist & Label Strategy, Hip Hop and R&B
Analysis Blog Shy of retiring: when artists really need to be told to stop making albums The latest column from long-time music industry journalist, Eamonn Forde
Interviews ‘People have asked, Can you write a hit? Answer: no. I mean obviously I can, but not because I’ve tried to.’ MBW profiles Patrick Leonard, who's written with Madonna and Leonard Cohen, for our World's Greatest Songwriters series