Analysis News Universal’s music catalog spending has shrunk dramatically over the past two years. Why? A dive into the reasons why Universal's spending on catalog rights has reduced by 61 percent since its 2020 billion-dollar splurge
Analysis News Scooter Braun and HYBE want to build a ‘major’ music label. How will their $300m bet on Quality Control play into that aim? An in-depth look at the biggest music industry deal of 2023 so far
News Amid rising regulatory pressure, TikTok amasses 150m+ users in Europe, plans two more data centers TikTok has amassed more than 150 million users across Europe
Interviews How Thailand’s Yupp! Entertainment hit 1m YouTube subscribers in 1 year, and got rapper Milli booked to play Coachella MBW’s Trailblazers series interviews Pollakit Srisamut (aka Lunaticfluker), co-founder of prominent Thailand-based record label and media company YUPP! Entertainment.
News Irving Azoff’s PRO, Global Music Rights, settles two copyright infringement lawsuits in the US 'We are dedicated to protecting the rights of GMR songwriters and composers,' said GMR General Counsel, Emio Zizza
Analysis News The Sony Walkman is back… as a hi-res streaming player Sony just introduced two new devices called the NW-ZX707 and the NW-A306, which the company claims, offer “evolutionary sound”
Interviews ‘The vinyl business is only going to grow. At the moment it’s where MP3 players were in the ‘90s.’ In this interview, we speak to Steve Rhodes, Co-founder and CEO of UK-based 'vinyl-on-demand' startup, elasticStage
News Tuned Global partners with two firms in the medical technology space, MediMusic and Nue Life Health Tuned Global to provide metadata, music content, and streaming service functionality through its suite of APIs
Interviews News With AWAL and Platoon both acquired, Tencent-backed FRTYFVE is becoming an indie power player in artist services London-headquartered FRTYFVE has doubled revenues annually since Tencent invested in it in 2020
News Music funding platform beatBread launches exclusive investor network New service lets music companies, distributors and 'high net-worth' individuals bid on catalog and new music projects
News Two thirds of TikTok’s viral hits are sparked by organic content, with no spend on advertising or influencers (report) Creative consulting agency ContraBrand publishes report on How Artists are Going Viral on TikTok in 2022
News Tuned Global teams with personalized music-for-gaming firm Reactional Music, in push to help gaming sector integrate music into gameplay B2B music streaming technology firm Tuned Global strikes deal to be Reactional Music's back-end music provider
News Warner Music Group launches in-house podcast network, Interval Presents, led by Allan Coye WMG labels and digital editorial brands will continue to produce podcast content under their own banners
News After teaming up with SoundCloud, Splice partners with African music streaming service, Boomplay Companies to introduce 'beat battle' and new series of sample packs and collections called 'Beyond Afrobeats'
News Create Music Group buys majority interest in YouTube channel network The Nations, launches Web3 JV Deal also includes the acquisition of the independent record label Lowly.