News Armin Zerza played a key role in Activision Blizzard’s $69bn sale to Microsoft. Now he’s joining Warner Music Group as CFO. Exec spent 10 years at Activision Blizzard as both CFO and Chief Commercial Officer
Interviews ‘Stem is now the most well-funded, well-supported independent player in the distribution space.’ Concord's Tom Becci and Stem's Milana Lewis discuss the strategic thinking behind Concord's acquisition of the Los Angeles-based distribution platform
News Primary Wave struck a $100m JV with Times Music in 2023. Now that venture has acquired two companies in India. Times Music has acquired India's Symphony Recording Co. and ARC Musicq
News Playboi Carti sued by Eric Mercer Jr. aka Blakk Soul for alleged copyright infringement and breach of contract over ‘Kelly K’ Eric Mercer Jr. says he had a contract giving him 5% ownership of Kelly K, but never saw a cent from the song's commercialization
News ATG Entertainment acquires Celebrity Attractions, expanding Broadway touring network The deal will maintain Celebrity Attractions’ local offices in Oklahoma and Arkansas.
News Sony Music pulls catalog from Africa-focused music streaming service Boomplay Sources tell MBW that concerns have been growing at other rightsholders over late royalty payments from the platform
News Fortnite’s ‘Remix: The Finale’ concert draws over 14M players, breaking records Fortnite has set a new milestone, drawing 14.3 million concurrent players for its 'Remix: The Finale' virtual concert on November 30
News Nas’s Mass Appeal expands into Pakistan, partners with two of the country’s biggest artists, Talha Anjum and Umair Company says the move aims to highlight the country’s "dynamic and evolving" hip hop scene
News Audio Network, part of SESAC Music Group, partners with Audiomachine for trailer and production music The partnership comes at a time when AI is playing an increasingly large role in production music
News Instagram now lets users add songs to their Spotify playlists, taking a page from TikTok’s playbook Move follows TikTok's 'Add To Music App' feature launch
News YouTube unveils new features including collaborative playlists, fan badges and a sleep timer YouTube aims to keep users engaged amid growing competition from other platforms
News Spotify expands AI Playlist feature to US, Canada, Ireland and New Zealand Launched in the UK and Australia earlier this year, the feature allows users to generate custom playlists from text prompts
Analysis Universal Music Group is targeting 8-10% annual growth in subscription streaming revenues. Here’s how that might play out. UMG has announced some important new numbers. If they come true, how might they affect the company's growth?
News Oasis distance themselves from Ticketmaster’s ‘Dynamic’ pricing… while adding two more Wembley Stadium dates Band now announce two further Wembley Stadium shows on September 27th and 28th.
News Sony is excited about its new blockchain platform, Soneium – and music could play a big part in its future The company aims to turn Soneium into a comprehensive Web3 solution, offering services from the infrastructure level to application development