News After raising $25m, BandLab rebrands Cakewalk production software as part of plan to ’empower all creators’ BandLab acquired certain assets and the complete intellectual property of Cakewalk Inc. from Gibson Brands in 2018
News HYBE is raising $380m to fund more music acquisitions in the US (report) South Korea-based music giant behind K-pop superstars BTS and rising stars New Jeans seeks to expand global presence via M&A
Interviews Music’s biggest companies are determined to better monetize ‘superfans’ on streaming platforms. Audius is already doing it. Audius co-founder Forrest Browning joins the latest MBW podcast
News Former Disney exec Troy Skabelund joins beatBread as Chief Financial Officer Skabelund will oversee all financial strategy and operations
News UK government forms creator ‘remuneration working group’, unveils music streaming metadata agreement Initiatives aim to improve pay for musicians and enhance the accuracy and transparency of metadata in the streaming industry
Interviews TIDAL’s CEO thinks music is ‘undervalued and underpriced.’ Here’s what he’s doing to try change that. MBW interviews TIDAL CEO Jesse Dorogusker about the economics of streaming, the rise of generative AI, and the platform's partnership with Universal Music Group
News Music tech startup Cyanite acquires AI-powered sample management platform aptone Aptone is an AI-based service that allows music producers to classify and search samples
News Apple expands availability of classical music streaming app to Android Android rollout arrives two months after the app launched on the App store
Interviews TikTok is under fire from some of music’s most powerful players. Its global music boss says the future’s bright – and answers some tough questions. Ole Obermann sits down with MBW to talk payouts, Resso, and that Australia experiment
News Tokyo-based virtual live music platform VARK raises USD $7.2m from NetEase Games, others Startup offers a virtual live music event platform, metaverse templates, and video creation support tools for 3D avatars
News Google to pay Sonos $32.5m for infringing smart speaker patent Sonos has emerged victorious in a patent infringement lawsuit against Google
News ‘Boss and Swift Act‘ proposed in Congress to regulate live events ticket market Bill is aimed at regulating ticket sales
News Copyright Royalty Board confirms streaming royalty rate for songwriters for 2018-2022 The Copyright Royalty Board issued a written determination this week upholding the Phonorecords III mechanical royalty rate
Analysis Blog ‘We must make life fair for creators, or we will lose the next Paul McCartney.’ CISAC President Bjorn Ulvaeus looks ahead to next week’s CISAC General Assembly in Mexico
News CD Baby ends distribution of vinyl and CDs to focus on streaming CD Baby to close warehouse and end physical distribution service