News Rob Stringer: ‘We are building a creative entertainment company of the future.’ "We have been determined to expand our business operations beyond the core of the recorded and publishing businesses."
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘No other music company has ever come close to matching what we achieved this year.’ 'It’s no accident that we have built the largest, most diverse, and most innovative music company in the world.'
News Having turned over $27m in 2018, Epidemic Sound is roasted by songwriter group for buy-out deals Epidemic responds by suggesting traditional industry is bothered by its "disruptive" model
Analysis News How podcasts are damaging the potential growth of the recorded music business Music streaming services – particularly Spotify – are morphing into something else entirely
Interviews How Spinnin Records is meeting the ‘challenge of holding on to the attention of millennials’ Spinnin' celebrated its 20th birthday in 2019. Here, CEO Roger de Graaf tells MBW about his career in the music industry and the challenges of marketing dance music today...
News Tech startup Mighty Audio adds Amazon Music to offline streaming devices Integration launched globally on December 12
Analysis News Who’s the biggest music publisher in the world? Sony's music publishing companies turned over more than a billion dollars in the first nine months of 2019
News Tencent Music plans to buy back up to $400m of its shares Share Repurchase Program commenced on December 15
News Rocío Guerrero joins Amazon Music as Global Head of Latin Music "I’m thrilled to come back to streaming with Amazon Music, who is poised to have a massive, positive impact on the Latin culture."
News TikTok owner ByteDance makes another key music hire, bringing in Tracy Gardner to negotiate with labels Exec was previously Senior Vice President, Global Business Development and Strategy at Warner Music Group
News Sony Music Entertainment makes strategic investment in podcast production company Neon Hum Partnership will see the two companies expand their development of original podcast content
News Having spent $665m on songs, Hipgnosis now owns slices of Shape Of You and Uptown Funk Fund says that it now co-owns over 11,000 songs
News Fan-funding platform Corite raises over $24,000 for artists in first month Platform says that it has attracted thousands of registered users
Analysis News The major labels will generate over $14bn in 2019, as Warner bucks trend of streaming slowdown (just) Some very impressive news for Universal, Sony and Warner... and a warning sign?
Analysis More and more corporate brands are starting their own record labels (again). Will they last? Are brand-led labels a threat or an opportunity for music's incumbent powers?