News Appeals court upholds Childish Gambino victory in ‘This Is America’ copyright infringement case Rapper Kidd Wes had copyrighted the sound recording, but not the composition, of his 2016 track 'Made In America'
News Tencent Music’s subscription revenues surge 39% to $500M in Q1 as paying subs hit 113.5M The music streaming service saw growth in both paid subscribers and average revenue per user
News Sarah Ismail appointed Managing Director of ADA Asia Exec will continue her responsibilities on an interim term as Managing Director of Warner Music Philippines
Analysis News Robert Kyncl talks Believe, M&A, India, superfans and more on WMG’s latest earnings call WMG says it's the only one of the major to grow market share in India and Sub-Saharan Africa last year
News Avex USA makes strategic investment in Brandon Silverstein’s S10 Entertainment Avex USA is the US division of Tokyo-headquartered entertainment giant Avex
News Apple Music launches ‘Apple Music Partner Program’ for labels and distributors, including ‘premium’ data analytics tools New program is available initially for a limited number of record labels and music distributors in the US
News After raising $250m for acquisitions, Cinq Music buys catalog of producer Flow La Movie The acquisition comes more than three years after Flow La Movie died in an airplane crash
Music Business Jobs NCS (NoCopyrightSounds) NCS – Campaign Coordinator, Record Label – Marketing/Influencers (UK) Seeking an individual with a strong desire to absorb knowledge and skills related to influencer marketing, campaign management, and release marketing.Job type: Label ServicesLocation: London, United KingdomApplications for this position have now closed.
Analysis News Tencent Music’s AI-powered tech can ‘predict the next hit song,’ and 5 other things we learned from its latest annual report TME is also facing 695 copyright infringement lawsuits, and it's negotiating a 10% stake in an 'overseas entertainment company'
News Kilometre Music Group has spent $130m+ on music rights to date and says its latest acquisitions include stakes in Taylor Swift’s ‘Lavender Haze’ and ‘Karma’ Company formed the Barometer Global Music Royalty Fund in 2021
News Annie Aberle promoted to Senior Vice President/Head of Creative at PULSE Music Group Aberle was previously Vice President, A&R, PULSE Music Group
Music Business Jobs Concord Concord – Digital Project Manager (US) Required: 3+ years of experience in digital marketing, bachelor’s degree; must also be proficient in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator)Job type: OperationsLocation: Los Angeles, United StatesApplications for this position have now closed.
Analysis News Universal Music Group sees a future where 1 in 5 streamers pays for a ‘super-premium’ tier (and 3 other things we learned from UMG’s Q1 earnings call) MBW listened into UMG's Q1 earnings call. Here are a few things that stood out...
News Ircam Amplify unveils AI tool to detect AI-generated music Ircam calls the AI detector, targeted to stakeholders in the music industry, a "game-changer"
Analysis News From Universal’s TikTok deal to Blackstone’s bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…