Music Business Jobs KOBALT Kobalt – Assisant, Copyright (UK) Seeking a tech-savvy, analytical & have experience working with Excel crunching numbers or working with large data setsJob type: Licensing/RightsLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
News Google has launched a film and TV production house with Range Media Partners. What does that mean for the future of music rightsholders? Google becoming an entertainment IP owner might just make the company more conscious of the value of IP
News Bakar hit ‘Hell N Back’ subject of lawsuit alleging it infringed a sample – and that a company is claiming ‘false’ ownership of the original work TufAmerica claims that one of the defendants has been falsely claiming ownership of the composition
News Indie music platform Intercept secures $50m in financing for catalog acquisitions Company says it already has several potential acquisitions 'under review'
Music Business Jobs AudioSalad AudioSalad – Director, Artist & Label Marketing (US, UK) Seeking an individual with 5+ years of experience, preferably at a distributor, label, label services, or management company, and a proven track record of executing creative marketing strategy and innovative release campaignsJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: London, New YorkApplications for this position have now closed.
Analysis ‘If we don’t step up now, the platforms we depend on will become even more toxic.’ The following MBW op/ed comes from Deviate Digital founder Sammy Andrews
News Merlin joins Music Fights Fraud Alliance to tackle streaming fraud Shortly before joining the alliance, Merlin appointed Sarah McNabb as its first Director of Content Integrity
News Adrian Sarosi joins Luminate as Vice President, General Manager of International Based in London, Sarosi will oversee the company’s international expansion strategy
News Deezer’s revenue increased to $141m in Q1 as streaming service forecasts swing to positive EBITDA this year Despite a drop in total subscribers, CEO Alexis Lanternier says the company is confident of 'reaching profitability this year'
News Universal acquires recorded music rights to catalog of Turkish superstar Sezen Aksu Sezen Aksu has sold over 40m physical albums worldwide
News Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman named Co-Heads, Apple Music Obermann officially joins Apple from ByteDance
Analysis Subscription growth, super-premium, and short-form video’s ‘inadequate monetization’: 7 takeaways from Universal Music Group’s Q1 2025 earnings call Sir Lucian Grainge, Michael Nash, and Boyd Muir dug deep into the company's strategy and numbers on their Q1 call
Analysis News UMG generated $3bn+ in Q1 – up 9.5% YoY, driven by Kendrick Lamar, Sabrina Carpenter, and more superstars Company's subscription streaming revenues grew 9.3% YoY
News HYBE revenues soared 39% YoY to record $349m in Q1, driven by tours and merch from SEVENTEEN, j-hope, ENHYPEN and other K-Pop stars HYBE surpassed the 500 billion South Korean won quarterly revenue mark for the first time in the first quarter of 2025.
News Tencent Music close to $2.4 billion deal to acquire podcast firm Ximalaya – with a potential payday for Sony Music Sony Music acquired 4.6 million shares in Ximalaya for a consideration of USD $50 million in 2020