News BPI backs MBW’s UK-focused A&R Awards, as event sells out (again) The ceremony has now completely (as in, completely) sold out, for the fourth year in a row
Interviews ‘Songwriters have a challenging life. It’s a certain kind of grind that we really understand.’ Pulse Music Group co-founders Scott Cutler and Josh Abraham talk to MBW about their growth over 10 years
News YouTube and Hulu executives join Troy Carter’s Q&A Appointments follow other recent hires from Amazon, Universal and Paradigm
Interviews ‘If we want to build value in this industry, we have to tell the real stories of how music is made.’ Genius' Director of Content Elizabeth Milch discusses music industry bugbears and addresses the Google dispute
Analysis News The major labels are starting to find life tougher in Sweden. Is this a wake-up call for the future? Independent artists continue to rise – as first-party playlists take control in crucial market
News YouTube Music app now preinstalled on all new Android 10 devices Icon should be visible as soon a new device is started up
News Instrumental’s record label frtyfve partners with Movember Foundation on global ‘Mo Sounds’ initiative Participating artists to donate 50% of profits from the recordings to benefit Movember’s cause areas
Interviews News Rob Stringer talks Sony’s strategy, Tencent/Universal… and why music is worth more than ‘2 minutes of someone snoring in Lapland’ Sony Music Group Chairman & CEO gives his thoughts on the modern marketplace
News Radio platform Stationhead, which counts Kevin Liles & Downtown as investors, adds on-demand content Music is streamed through Apple Music and Spotify integrations
Analysis Entertainment Is Getting Even Shorter, And Even Longer. What About The ‘Purgatory’ In The Middle? Cherie Hu tackles changing trends in audio-visual media
News Spirit Music Group signs multi-faceted deal with Carrie Underwood collaborator David Garcia He has co-written and produced several chart-topping songs for Bebe Rexha, Carrie Underwood, Florida Georgia Line, Kip Moore, Chris Lane, and others.
News Circa Waves’ Kieran Shudall signs with Sentric Music Group Exclusive songwriting agreement includes latest LP What’s It Like Over There?
News Sony and Tencent’s ‘East meets West’ label, Liquid State, ramps up A&R with R3HAB signing, new projects 'Liquid State is committed to making R3HAB not only one of the biggest artists in China, but also across the whole Asia continent.'
News Instrumental enters global artist discovery partnership with Corite, the new Stockholm-based platform that allows fans to invest in artists Corite will leverage Instrumental’s TalentAI platform to identify emerging musicians on its platform