News ‘Free’ music streaming paid the record industry $4.6bn in 2021… and other key insights from the latest IFPI Global Music Report MBW crunches the IFPI's latest numbers – and discovers some head-turning facts and figures
News Muni Long partners with Def Jam Recordings via Supergiant Records label Breakthrough hit Hrs & Hrs has racked up over 150m streams
News Confirmed: Warner acquires the Middle East’s Qanawat Music Qanawat Music operates as a music distributor across the Middle East and North Africa
News From Believe’s $682m revenues to music’s next big-money buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Global recorded music revenues reached $28.8bn in 2021, says Midia Estimates for global recorded music revenues in 2021 were published by Midia today (March 18)
Analysis Blog DSPs will lead music’s mainstream Web3 adoption, but fan-powered music communities will share the wealth The following MBW op/ed comes from Bruno Guez, CEO of Digital rights administration company Revelator
News Music’s next big-money buyout will be the Middle East’s Qanawat Music, sources tell MBW Qanawat Music operates as a music distributor across the Middle East and North Africa
News Universal’s Virgin Music strikes global partnership with Australia’s Mushroom Group Mushroom appoints Korda Marshall as International Director to co-lead the partnership with Mushroom Label and Publishing’s COO Chris Maund
News Tra’Von Williams joins Joie Manda’s Encore Recordings as VP and Head of Streaming Encore was launched in November 2021 by music industry veteran Joie Manda
News PULSE Music Group forms publishing JV with Grammy-winning songwriter Starrah Starrah will sign and develop her own roster of artists, writers and producers
News Mathew Knowles joins teaching staff at London music college LCCM – and there’s a full scholarship named after him, too. US music executive joins LCCM as a visiting lecturer
News HIFI closes eight-figure funding round with backing from Quincy Jones, Coran Capshaw, Diplo, 3LAU and more Michelle Jubelirer, Ron Laffitte, Gee Roberson, Tom Windish and many others also joined the round
News TikTok’s partner for its new SoundOn distribution service is… TuneCore TikTok confirms that Believe's service has been signed up
News Jonathan Abon and Jordan Gremli join Utopia Music in VP Product roles Jordan Gremli has also been hired as VP Product, Creator Services, at the Switzerland-based company
News From the United States’ $15bn revenue to Downtown’s $200m indie artist fund: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter