News From Spotify’s publishing licensing expansion to Slipknot’s potential $120m catalog sale… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest news from the past few days – all in one place...
News Bandsintown inks YouTube deal to become platform’s exclusive provider of concert listings Integration will soon expand to YouTube's homepage – and to YouTube Music later this year
News Fraser T. Smith to receive President’s Award at BMI London Awards next month Smith has produced hits for artists including Adele, Craig David, Florence and the Machine, Gorillaz, Sam Smith and more
News Confirmed: BMI royalty rate from terrestrial US radio is rising by nearly 24% Radio stations will go from paying 1.78% of gross revenue for BMI's music in 2021 to 2.20% in 2026
News AI creating ‘potentially new’ music genres as artists take control, says Stability AI study The pushback to AI echoes previous technological changes that were resisted when they changed music, researchers at Stability AI say
News Big Loud Records, marking ‘exciting new chapter’, promotes three execs – and hires three more New arrivals and promotions at Nashville-headquartered firm arrive in its tenth anniversary year
News BMI secures ‘largest rate increase ever’ for radio royalties in US BMI has reached a settlement for the 2022-2026 radio licensing period, calling it a 'historic' deal
Analysis Bubble superfan app, concerts, merch are accelerating Tencent Music’s growth… as company expands beyond streaming What we learned from TME's Q2 earnings call this week – and what is suggests about the future of music
Interviews Katie Kang developed K-Pop superstars in South Korea. Now, as CEO of TITAN Content, she’s launching girl group AtHeart in LA… with global ambitions MBW's World Leaders series meets Katie Kang, CEO of Los Angeles-headquartered K-Pop company TITAN Content
News Lorena Cabral, Daniela Gutiérrez promoted at Downtown Artist & Label Services, as firm expands presence in Música Mexicana DA&LS recently expanded its collaboration with Genesis Records to include the catalog of Mexican singer-songwriter Edgardo Nuñez
Interviews ‘We’re building the market-making infrastructure for the music business’ SourceAudio co-founder, Andrew Harding, talks sync, AI licensing, and the future of the business
News Emerging markets and M&A exec Alfonso Perez Soto departs Warner after 20 years Widely respected exec leaves his latest post as EVP, Corporate Development
News Austen Adams appointed President of Warner Chappell Music Nashville Respected executive joins the company from Big Loud
News Kobalt inks direct licensing deal with Spotify in the US The agreement marks Spotify's latest direct deal with a prominent music publisher and moves its agreement with Kobalt beyond the traditional CRB model in the US
News Waymo integrates Spotify into robotaxis across three US cities Waymo riders can either link their account before booking through the Waymo app, or scanning a QR code from the car’s screen during transit.