News Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2022 message to Universal Music Group’s workforce 'Universal Music truly is a category of one,' writes Sir Lucian Grainge
Interviews ‘These last 18 months have taught me resilience, determination and that you just have to figure it out and keep going.’ Amy Morgan, manager of Glass Animals, discusses breaking the Oxford band around the world, working with Polydor/Republic and dealing with imposter syndrome...
News Italy’s entire Top 20 albums and Top 10 singles in 2021 were from local artists Taxi Driver by Rkomi was the No.1 album in 2021
News Now John Legend sells: BMG and KKR buy catalog from All Of Me hitmaker Deal was executed in September last year, according to regulatory filing
News Mimi Camara and Tawny Thompson join Joie Manda’s Encore Recordings Camara will serve as Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, and Thompson joins as Controller and Vice President of Finance
News NFT marketplace OpenSea valued at $13.3bn as it raises $300m in Series C funding OpenSea was founded in 2017
Analysis Blog Catch ’22: A Complete* List Of Absolutely Everything The Music Business Needs To Fix Or Get Rid Of In 2022 (*Almost) Eamonn Forde suggests 22 new year's resolutions for the music business...
Interviews ‘The idea of managing Elton before I got sober would have been terrifying.’ Elton John’s manager, David Furnish, explains how the partnership works and how he helped introduce the superstar to an even wider audience...
Analysis The brakes have been slammed on audio streaming’s growth in the UK. Is the US next? Stat Of The Week: Latest BPI numbers show that UK market's streaming volume growth shrunk considerably last year versus 2020
News Sony Music Publishing signs global deal with Brazilian pop star Anitta Anitta is Brazil's most streamed artist
News Cutting Edge and Blantyre Capital commit $125m to acquire film and TV music rights A third of this sum has already been invested in music rights
Analysis Sony Music: AWAL would have ‘struggled to maintain its position’ if we hadn’t bought it MBW has read Sony's 48-page submission to the CMA: Here's our summary
Blog The power dynamic between music and tech has changed. We should be more bullish at the negotiating table. This MBW op/ed comes from Ran Geffen, founder of OMA XR content agency and the CEO of Amusica Song Management
News Apple tells staff: Work from home indefinitely Tim Cook announces move; staff were previously expected to return to the office in February
Interviews ‘There are still a lot of artists that deserve to live off their music. I would like it to happen faster.’ MBW interviews Sylvain Delange, Managing Director of Believe Asia Pacific, about the company's strategy in the Asia Pacific region...