Analysis Blog ‘The current situation is going to dramatically change the music business, as a huge accelerator of user behavior on the digital side.’ Believe CEO Denis Ladegaillerie discusses the prospects for physical music amid COVID-19 lockdown
News Warner invests in Africa-based music distributor Africori, launching global partnership with ADA Africori has worked with more than 6,500 artists and 700 labels, including majors and indies
News The Hottest Independent Artists In The World: Emilee, Maya Delilah, Mia Rodriguez, edbl and Andrea Chahayed Our latest pick of new artists discovered by Instrumental's A&R platform
News ‘Liberty Media already has far too much control over the music ecosystem’: Artist & consumer rights groups oppose iHeart Media buyout Collective urges DOJ to reject Liberty Media’s potential acquisition of iHeartMedia
Interviews ‘I remember being really angry that I hadn’t done more with my life or followed my passion.’ (Then she did.) Friends At Work founder, Ty Stiklorius, on her career, the flaws of the music business – and how to treat your team properly
News PPL donates $875,000 to music industry COVID-19 hardship funds Donation to be split between relief funds set up by three UK-based organizations
News Liz Goodwin joins Atlantic Records UK as General Manager, Max Lutkin named Head of Marketing Katie White leaves her role as General Manager at the record company
Interviews ‘Anyone can go out and spend $1 billion. The trick is getting a good return for your investors.’ Round Hill Music CEO, Josh Gruss, on the competitive music M&A landscape, and his firm's next big raise
News Victor Zaraya named Chief Revenue Officer at Concord Zaraya will work across Music Publishing, Recorded Music and Theatricals
Interviews Nile Rodgers on his production, his philosophy – and why he believes you should ’embrace failure’ Our World's Greatest Producers series kicks off with a legend: Nile Rodgers
Interviews ‘A&R is about giving a voice to artists that you believe are important.’ Omnian Music MD Jane Abernethy discusses working with artists and A&R and the challenges and developments she’s experienced in the independent music sector
News Post Malone countersues musician in dispute over credit for hit, Circles Tyler Armes is suing Post Malone to be credited as a co-writer and co-producer on the No.1 single
News Music streaming subscriptions forecast to top 450m by the end of 2020 (report) Subscriptions reached 358m by the end of 2019, according to Counterpoint Research
Interviews Why $12m-backed Stem dumped DIY distribution – and why its founder worries about the music industry ‘making aggressive bets and being wrong’ Milana Rabkin Lewis joins MBW's podcast to talk distribution, A&R and stream fraud
News SoundCloud gives away $15m-worth of creator support during COVID-19 pandemic Platform has seen a 50% surge in creators uploading in the past month alone