Interviews ‘There are so many distractions, but when you write a magic song it opens doors and that’s all I can really control’ Having first found success writing for One Direction, Julian Bunetta is now hitting new heights working with artists such as Sabrina Carpenter and Teddy Swims. Here he looks back on his career and discusses the art of songwriting
News Spotify’s music and audiobooks business boss David Kaefer to exit; Charlie Hellman succeeding him as SVP and Global Head of Music Kaefer, the exec in charge of Spotify’s Music Business and Audiobooks business, will be departing Spotify at the end of October
News Waymo adds YouTube Music to robotaxis after Spotify deal YouTube Music now joins Spotify and iHeartRadio as the third music service available in Waymo vehicles.
News OpenAI readies TikTok-style app, but is exclusive for AI-generated content (report) The app features a vertical feed interface with swipe navigation that mirrors TikTok's design.
News Spotify and Merlin ink multi-year global licensing deal Independent music licensing group Merlin and Spotify have renewed their global, multi-year licensing partnership
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Alan Price Vevo's CEO raids his musical memory bank for the songs that have sound-tracked his life and career
News Lars Karlsson of Warner Chappell Music Nordics honored with Tampere Music Award 2025 Karlsson recognized for shaping Nordic and global music markets
Interviews Meet the Emmy-nominated executive driving HYBE’s regional Mexican Music strategy at S1ENTO Records MBW's Trailblazers series meets Myrna Pérez, General Manager of HYBE-owned Regional Mexican music-focused label, S1ENTO Records
News In ‘landmark’ move, SESAC and GMR join ASCAP and BMI’s ‘Songview’ copyright database, expanding platform to 38m+ works Platform will feature information for over 38m musical works licensed by the four major performing rights organizations in the United States
News MLC can file amended complaint in ‘bundling’ lawsuit against Spotify, court says The Mechanical Licensing Collective secures crucial procedural victory in legal battle with Spotify
News Virgin Music Group expands into Vietnam via JV with The Metub Company The new venture will be led by Nam Nhu Nguyen, who will be based in Ho Chi Minh City.
News Independent electronic music giant Armada launches new London creative hub Company opens 7,000-square-foot HQ in London
Analysis AI is redistributing power in music – but who will control tomorrow’s licensing? The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy, the Founder of OG.studio, and CEO of Amusica Song Management.
News Universal and Sony Music partner with new platform to detect AI music copyright theft using ‘groundbreaking neural fingerprinting’ technology Companies to use "groundbreaking neural fingerprinting technologies" to detect copyright infringement in AI-generated music.
News Suno just launched its own DAW, after introducing its ‘most powerful’ AI music model yet Suno Studio's launch builds on Suno's acquisition of WavTool in June.