News Sony Music launches ‘Sony Entertainment Talent Ventures India’ JV with Sony Pictures Talent represented by SETVI will also benefit from opportunities across the wider Sony Group, such as Sony PlayStation and Sony Electronics
News Twitch strikes strategic partnership with indie label agency Merlin 'It really is an exciting time to be an independent artist,' says Tracy Chan, VP, Head of Music at Twitch
Interviews ‘The music has much bigger plans and much bigger agendas than you do.’ Fred Again answers our questions on his process, and working with Ed Sheeran
News Warner releases inaugural Environment Social Governance (ESG) report Report covers various aspects of Warner's progress over the past year
News Brad Pophal joins YMU as Head of Web3 and NFT for US Music YMU reports to have generated over $30 million in sales in 2021
Interviews ‘I’ve never been into the music business; it’s a means to an end.’ Mute Records founder Daniel Miller looks back at his career, reflects on the key to great A&R and pays tribute to some of the artists that have been part of Mute’s story so far...
News Daniel Ek responds to Neil Young’s Joe Rogan protest – but Spotify won’t delete controversial podcast episode Open letter from Daniel Ek commits to launching new content advisories
News From Sony buying Bob Dylan’s catalog to Warner buying land in the metaverse: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News HITCO-backed fan funding firm Corite raises $6.2m in private token sale ahead of blockchain platform launch Firm is preparing to launch the first version of the CO Fan Power blockchain platform in Q1 2022
News Azi Eftekhari and Hannah Neaves named Co-Presidents of Universal Music Catalogue UK UMC's bestsellers of 2021 include the likes of The Beatles, Queen, Elton John, The Rolling Stones and Amy Winehouse
News Spanish competition authority to open antitrust case against authors society SGAE Investigation launched at the request of Unison
News ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus launches new radio show on Apple Music Inaugural episode features Nile Rodgers
News Songtrust makes raft of new executive hires and promotions Virginie Berger joins Songtrust as SVP, Global Publishing & Society Relations. John Levy joins as SVP, Technology
Analysis Peloton has lost nearly $40bn in market cap value in the past year. Could Apple swoop for a cut-price acquisition? Lay-offs now look inevitable for Peloton, as production of equipment ceases. Is a takeover on the cards?
News Ingrooves expands into Iceland with acquisition of label and distributor Alda Music Alda CEO Sölvi Blöndal will continue to lead the company's team in Reykjavík