News Virgin Music Group inks global partnership deal with Michael Goldstone and Thaddeus Rudd’s Mom+Pop Mom+Pop is fully owned by founder Michael Goldstone and co-owner Thaddeus Rudd.
News Spotify reverses course on Turkey exit, plans Istanbul office by 2026, government minister says Spotify executives met with Turkish officials and agreed to further deepen collaborations.
News Korea’s CJ ENM and Japan’s Hakuhodo team up to develop music IPs for global markets The venture's first project is Unpretty Rapstar: HIP POP Princess, a Korea-Japan survival competition slated to premiere in October.
News ASCAP secures ‘higher rates’ in settlement with US radio broadcasters The deal covers the public performance of more than 20 million musical works in ASCAP's repertory across AM/FM radio stations nationwide
News Godspeed You! Black Emperor pulls music from Spotify and other streaming platforms However, two albums from their earlier catalog remain temporarily accessible on Apple Music.
News Trump targets scalpers: FTC sues company that bought and resold thousands of Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen tickets The action targets Key Investment Group LLC and its network of affiliated companies, along with three individual executives
Analysis Drake’s anger is the product of an unfortunate era. This article originally appeared in Tim Ingham’s latest MBW+ Review email, issued exclusively to MBW+ subscribers.
Analysis Has AI ushered in the Songwriting 2.0 era? The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy, Founder of OG.studio and CEO of Amusica Song Management
News Del Records CEO Ángel del Villar gets four years in prison for drug cartel ties Ángel del Villar was fined $2 million, while his company, Del Entertainment, also faces a $1.8 million penalty.
Interviews ‘The UK has always been at the forefront of culture and our moment is coming back.’ Universal Music UK's Nickie Owen tells MBW about a new wave of British global superstars, taking risks, TikTok and Mick Jagger’s work rate…
News UMG’s Sir Lucian Grainge refutes ‘ridiculous’ claims in Drake lawsuit, confirms Universal bought star’s recorded music and publishing catalogs Grainge suggests Drake is attempting to waste his and UMG's time to gain media attention or financial concessions
Analysis Bubble superfan app, concerts, merch are accelerating Tencent Music’s growth… as company expands beyond streaming What we learned from TME's Q2 earnings call this week – and what is suggests about the future of music
News Netease Cloud Music sees 15.2% YoY growth in subscription streaming revenue in H1, amid focus on indie artists, in-house music China's second-largest music streamer saw an overall decline in revenue due to continued weakness in social entertainment services
Interviews Katie Kang developed K-Pop superstars in South Korea. Now, as CEO of TITAN Content, she’s launching girl group AtHeart in LA… with global ambitions MBW's World Leaders series meets Katie Kang, CEO of Los Angeles-headquartered K-Pop company TITAN Content
Interviews ‘We’re building the market-making infrastructure for the music business’ SourceAudio co-founder, Andrew Harding, talks sync, AI licensing, and the future of the business