News Midem is finished, say MBW sources Senior figures suggest Reed Midem is axing historic conference and trade show
News Maneskin renew global deal with Sony Music Publishing Deal renews the company’s partnership with the band, which began in 2017
News 430 songs surpassed 1bn video views on TikTok in 2021 – 3 times more than in 2020 ByteDance-owned platform publishes new 'Year on TikTok 2021 Music Report'
News Are we witnessing the rise of the $9.99 creator subscription economy? Native Instruments' new product adds to growing list of $9.99-per-month subscriptions in creator tools sector
Interviews ‘Telcos have recognized that music is a major passion point for consumers.’ MBW interviews Tuned Global Chief Revenue Officer Spiro Arkoudis about the current state of the telco x music deal market...
News Allen Kovac’s Better Noise makes key hires in Canada and Europe Better Noise has enjoyed multiple US radio No.1s in 2021 with acts including Bad Wolves and Asking Alexandria
Interviews ‘The music industry revolves around the song.’ ABBA songwriter Björn Ulvaeus discusses his songwriting craft, creative partnership with Benny Andersson, and offers his perspective on the modern music scene.
Interviews Meet the organization that’s distributed over $250m in mechanical royalties to rightsholders this year Kris Ahrend, CEO of The MLC, on The Mechanical Licensing Collective's first year
News Utopia acquisition spree continues, as it buys ROSTR and ForTunes to launch new Creator Services Unit Mark Williamson, CEO and co-founder of ROSTR, will head the newly founded business unit at Utopia as Vice President of Creator Services
News Various Artists Management and Artist First strike deal to discover and develop Italy-based talent for the global market Various Artists has offices in London and Los Angeles
Analysis Blog Get Bucks: The Beatles are pushing D2C to breaking point Eamonn Forde is taken aback by The Beatles' clothing collection by Stella McCartney
News Karol G was the most-viewed artist globally on Vevo in 2021, with 3.11bn views Lil Nas X, Olivia Rodrigo and The Weeknd also made waves this year
News Lillia Parsa promoted to Senior Vice President, A&R at Universal Music Publishing Group Based in Santa Monica, she will continue reporting to David Gray and Walter Jones, Co-Heads of A&R
News FADER Label launches distribution division Division is working with five artists: Kim Tee, Origami Human, Eddie Burns, Pauli The PSM and Slaters
News From BMG’s Mötley Crüe catalog buy to the UK’s rejected music bill – It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The music industry's biggest few stories from the past week, and why they matter