News Spotify acquires two podcast firms, Podsights and Chartable Podsights is a podcast advertising measurement service, and Chartable is a podcast analytics platform
Analysis News Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that content is merely Big Tech’s edible plaything. MBW Reacts: Our team's music biz-centric take on huge news for the world of video games
News Lil Pump royalty shares sell out in two hours via Opulous partnership, raising $500,000 Lil Pump’s song Mona Lisa attracted investment from 927 backers
News Adele’s Easy On Me shatters BTS’s Spotify record for day-one global plays MBW crunches the numbers to estimate just how much bigger Adele's new record was than BTS's record-setting Butter
News Abbey Road turns 90: Iconic London studios to host free two-day festival to celebrate anniversary Studios to open doors for free, two-day festival on November 11 and 12
News Hipgnosis buys catalog from Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie Catalog includes 11 No.1s and 47 Top 10s
News Coldplay’s UK label bosses discuss new project and lead single, Higher Power Parlophone Co-Presidents Mark Mitchell and Nick Burgess on "a different type of campaign" and how Coldplay are always starting again
News Deezer signs strategic partnership with Brazilian Netflix rival Globoplay Globoplay’s users can subscribe to Deezer Premium for free for 12 months
News Warner Music Asia inks exclusive deal with Esports Player League (ESPL) Deal will allow ESPL to embed Warner Music songs into its platform
News Spotify opens personalized ‘On Repeat’ playlist to brand sponsorship Playlist opens for sponsorship across 30 markets in North America, Europe, Latin America, and APAC
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: Spotify, Hipgnosis, Grammys, YouTube, Universal x Boomplay The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News BMG buys Mick Fleetwood’s royalties for an array of Fleetwood Mac hits – including TikTok sensation Dreams Yet another member of Fleetwood Mac sells a chunk of his music to an acquisitive party in 2021
News Hipgnosis fully acquires Lindsey Buckingham song catalog, including 100% writer and publisher share of Fleetwood Mac hits Buckingham's songs from Rumours have been streamed over a billion times on Spotify alone
News Saban Music Group celebrates another Billboard Latin Airplay No.1 with Te Quiero Baby (I Love You Baby) by Chesca, Pitbull and Frankie Valli Haim Saban-backed company scores triple Billboard chart No.1 result – and impressive European airplay – with priority single
Analysis News Over 2bn YouTube users are now playing music videos every month Lyor Cohen calls on music industry to link arm-in-arm with YouTube to "pitch Madison Avenue"