Analysis News Queen’s music is making crazy money. Could it be worth over a billion dollars? MBW digs behind the finances of a band with true evergreen appeal
News Brian Nolan appointed Executive Vice President and EVP, Marketing at Motown Records In this new role, Nolan joins the label’s executive leadership team and will help guide the company
News Indie labels loathe Spotify’s Discovery Mode – but DIY giants are loving it Believe and TuneCore have been testing Spotify's Discovery Mode tool
Interviews ‘The music industry’s shift to digital in Japan appears to be gaining traction.’ Line Music's Misaki Iki talks MBW through the Japanese market – and its future possibilities
Interviews The Richard Antwi Scholarship: ‘In 10 years, I would like to be president of a major music company.’ Daniel Beckley is now working at Universal Music Publishing
Interviews The Richard Antwi Scholarship: ‘I’ve changed my narrative and it’s now possible to inspire others in my community.’ Jojo Mukeza tells MBW about breaking into the music industry and working at 0207 Def Jam
News Sumit Bothra named Managing Director of ATC Management, Europe He represents artists including PJ Harvey, Katie Melua, Fink, Nathan Nicholson, and Tom King
News Primary Wave acquires majority stake in music publishing catalog of AWOLNATION’s Aaron Bruno Deal includes the hit Sail, which has over 600 million plays on Spotify alone
News As Vivendi shareholders back UMG spin-out, Sir Lucian Grainge says: ‘We’ve only just begun.’ Grainge was on bullish yet philosophical form in new video for Pershing Square investors
News Warner Music spends over $100m to buy David Guetta recordings catalog Is Warner Music Group leaning towards hits created in the past 20 years?
News Opulous just raised $6.5 million. Now it wants more artists to sell NFTs through its platform. Artists can sell both copyright NFTs and non-copyright NFTS through platform, thanks to recent Binance partnership
News Indie artists can now get their music on Facebook and Instagram via TuneCore and Distrokid The partnership will "help artists get their music on Facebook and Instagram quickly, seamlessly and at no cost to the artists," says the company
Analysis Blog What can music learn from the rise and rise of the video games business? Kim Bayley, the CEO of the UK's Entertainment Retailers Association, shares her thoughts
News Paradise launches government-backed TRIDES project in Germany to identify ‘unknown audio content’ – and get creators paid Paradise MD Ralph Boege walks MBW through government-funded industry solution