Analysis Blog ‘Yes, AI is the future of music – but not in the way you’d think.’ The following op-ed comes from Oleg Stavitsky, CEO of AI-powered sound app Endel
News Downtown to make layoffs across various divisions (report) Unspecified number of roles will be affected across CD Baby, Downtown Music Publishing, Songtrust and Downtown Music Holdings divisions
News Canadian singer-songwriter Corey Hart sells publishing catalog to peermusic He has sold over 16 million records worldwide
News Warner Music Czech Republic invests in hip-hop label, Mike Roft Deal will see Warner Music become the sole distributor for all of Mike Roft’s roster
News As France loses fifth largest recorded music market position to China, TikTok says: We’re not to blame for paid subscription growth slowdown 'There is no evidence to suggest TikTok is diverting music fans away from subscription streaming services,' says Global Head of Music at TikTok, Ole Obermann
Interviews ‘Every artist, no matter how big they are, should have access to the same tools that any big company has.’ How Feature.fm's marketing tools can help artists use viral TikTok moments to grow their streaming audience
Analysis Blog ‘Fake streams are nothing new, but the recordings business is only just waking up to the scale of the practice.’ The following op-ed comes from Pascal Bittard, founder of France-based independent distributor IDOL
News Amazon to cut additional 9,000 roles, including positions at Twitch, as tech job cull continues Latest round of layoffs was confirmed by Amazon CEO Andy Jassy on Monday (March 20)
Analysis News France is ‘struggling’ to reach the paid subscription levels of other major music markets. Is TikTok partly to blame? SNEP report highlights slowdown in subscription streaming growth in key global territory
Analysis News Believe generated $800m in annual revenues in 2022, up 31.8% YoY Company's full-year financial results were published on Wednesday, March 15
Interviews Avex Inc. CEO Katsumi Kuroiwa on Japan, the modern music business, and global expansion MBW's World Leaders Series interviews Katsumi Kuroiwa, President and CEO of Japan's Avex Group
News Hipgnosis exec Tony Barnes named as co-founder of metaverse startup Karta Karta is a metaverse studio that offers in-game experiential marketing for musicians, brands and sports teams
News SESAC Music Group acquires distribution and content delivery platform AudioSalad AudioSalad has over 16 million audio and video assets under management
News Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta to lay off 10,000 more employees in company’s ‘Year of Efficiency’ News was shared by Meta's founder and CEO in a letter to staff on Tuesday, March 14
News From Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma to the US recorded music industry’s $15.9bn in 2022… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days