News Now Warner scraps unrecouped balances for heritage artists. Will Universal be next? Landmark program will go into effect at WMG on July 1
News Primary Wave acquires stakes in Def Leppard’s music publishing catalog and master royalty income stream Relationship between Primary Wave and Def Leppard began in 2009
News From Sony buying Bob Dylan’s catalog to Warner buying land in the metaverse: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News Murda Beatz and Bryson Tiller sell song catalogs to Canada’s Kilometre Music Group Murda Beatz catalog comprises 285 songs, Bryson Tiller’s catalog features 78 songs
News Lucas Thomashow promoted to Senior Vice President at AVEX USA Thomashow will head overall strategy and operations at AVEX USA
Interviews News Patrick Moxey on leaving Ultra Records, selling up to Sony… and why ambitions are sky-high for his new label The Ultra Records founder discusses his next move after shock exit from the legendary label he founded
Interviews ‘The Middle East wasn’t on the radar for many global music players for a number of years.’ Warner Music Middle East's Moe Hamzeh on the opportunities and developments in the MENA region
News Anghami set for NASDAQ listing as SPAC shareholders approve merger Proposed merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company values Anghami at $220m
News Warner Music launches new label, EH Brasil Samuel Pedro and Vinicius Lamournier Lopes De Araujo to head up imprint
News Matthew Ogle named Vice President of Product at DistroKid Ogle is responsible for introducing Spotify’s Discover Weekly playlist recommendation engine
Analysis Blog None louder: hello improved audio upsell, please meet consumer indifference Long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde explores the announcement, and delayed launch, of Spotify HiFi...
Interviews With 11bn streams to date and annual revenues of $17m, Global Records is one of the CEE region’s biggest hits… Head of Label Diana Munteanu on opportunities in Russia, and expansion into Western Europe
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 British rock band CRAWLERS sign to Polydor Records CRAWLERS have clocked up over 21 million streams on Spotify
News Amber Grimes joins LVRN as Executive Vice President/GM and Partner Grimes joins LVRN after three years at Capitol Records