News MBW just had its biggest month yet Site attracted approximately 575,000 page views in March, with email subscriptions now above 40,000
Analysis The music business’s gender pay gap is embarrassing and uncomfortable. It’s time for change. MBW Contributing Editor, Rhian Jones, gives her take on the news
Analysis News Kobalt revenues jumped 24% to $321m in FY2017 – will get close to $500m this year Willard Ahdritz walks MBW through the company's numbers
News Online talent scouting platform Instrumental raises $4m for ‘aggressive growth plan’ Platform was founded by former Warner exec Conrad Withey
News Carla Marie Williams signs worldwide publishing deal with Reservoir Williams has written songs for the likes of Britney Spears and Beyonce
Interviews ‘If you put a woman in charge of anything, sh*t gets done.’ Top music lawyer Dina LaPolt's story - and her take on the biggest issues faced by the music business today
News Vevo promotes JP Evangelista to Head of Content & Programming Exec succeeds Tom Connaughton in the New York-based role
News Sony Music’s ex-boss in China, Timothy Xu, named CEO of Taihe Music Group TMG merged with Baidu Music in 2015 to form a join label/platform operation
News Simon Fuller: ‘The identity of artists is being lost on streaming platforms’ Artist manager and entrepreneur speaks out about his concerns for the future of the music business
News Facebook money: Wixen and Kobalt say they will pay songwriters fairly Will the major publishers follow suit?
Analysis News US recorded music market generated $8.7bn last year – up by over $1bn on 2016 Streaming formats now account for 65% of US marketplace
Interviews ‘I realised that no-one in the music business knew what they were doing’ High Time founder Carl Hitchborn on growing his business - and taking advantage of music industry failures
Interviews After spending nearly $250m on Carlin, Round Hill Music is hungry for more Josh Gruss talks acquisitions, major publishers and buying copyrights
News Nick Huggett named Chief Creative Officer at Because Music in the UK Huggett has signed the likes of Adele, Rizzle Kicks and M.I.A during his career
News Facebook inks pan-European licensing deals with Wixen, Sacem and Socan News follows recent agreements with Universal Music Group and Sony/ATV