Analysis News Sony generated $2.33bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q3, up 8.3% YoY Travis Scott's Utopia was Sony Music's biggest revenue-generating project globally in calendar Q3
News Private equity firm STG closes acquisition of music tech firm Avid in $1.4bn cash deal Avid is the maker of Pro Tools and operates a DIY music distro service called AvidPlay
Interviews ‘The catalog acquisition business requires not just capital, but long-standing trust, reputation, and rapport.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Jangwon Lee, CEO of Korea-based catalog buying fund Beyond Music
News TikTok’s $1bn creator fund to shut down in the US, UK, Germany, and France starting next month (report) Platform is inviting creators to join its ‘Creativity Program’
News Did Anthropic just reveal how it will try to beat Universal’s landmark music copyright lawsuit? Anthropic responds to the Copyright Office’s Notice of Inquiry on Copyright and Artificial Intelligence
News BMG to speed up payments to US publishing clients when their songs are used on recordings released by BMG’s US artists Mechanicals will now be paid within the same quarter
Interviews Teddy Riley on what it’s like to create a genre, write with Michael Jackson and nearly lose it all The two-time Grammy winner talks new jack swing, Dangerous, My Prerogative, the key to collaboration and how the threat of jail can focus the mind
Analysis News Confirmed: From next year, tracks on Spotify will have to be played 1,000 times before they start earning money Sources close to Spotify's conversations with rightsholders confirm more information about the service's new royalty model
Analysis Talking ‘garbage’: How can Spotify and co sort the dregs of the music business from the hidden treasures? On Sir Lucian Grainge's bluntness, Believe's rebellion, and why a careful balance is required to find a true 'artist-centric' formula
News Laura Mendoza appointed Managing Director, Colombia at Sony Music Publishing Exec most recently served as Head of Label and Artist Solutions Central America, Andean & Southern Cone Region at Believe
News Tidal’s new ‘Collabs’ tool will give artists custom recommendations for potential ‘creatively compatible’ collaborators on the platform Artists who opt-in for TIDAL Collabs will get recommendations for other artists to potentially work with
Interviews Scott Cohen on his optimism for the music industry – and JKBX’s ‘transformative’ launch The CEO of new music trading platform speaks to MBW about the future for JKBX and much more
News TikTok strikes global deal with DistroKid for indie artists to upload music to TikTok Music and CapCut The deal will see music distributed by DistroKid available across TikTok Music, CapCut, and in TikTok's Commercial Music Library
Interviews ‘AfroFuture’s vision is to bring African art, cuisine, fashion, and music to a global audience.’ MBW's Trailblazers series interviews Abdul Karim Abdullah, Co-Founder and CEO of cultural entertainment platform AfroFuture
News MBW+, a new Premium offering from Music Business Worldwide, is launching on Wednesday. This code gets you 25% off your first year. Only MBW+ subscribers will have unlimited access to Music Business Worldwide analysis and data