News Quincy Jones receives first-ever Peace Through Music Award from Recording Academy and US State Department The Recording Academy has partnered with the US State Department on the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Analysis News [PIAS] boss Kenny Gates on Deezer x Universal’s ‘artist-centric’ model: ‘For labels who invest every year, relentlessly, in new talent, this has to be good news.’ Thought the debate had died down? Think again...
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Justin Kalifowitz Downtown's founder reflects on the songs that have helped shape his life and career
News Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million-dollar’ catalog deal with estate of iconic songwriter P.F. Sloan Primary Wave acquire Sloan’s publishing and writer’s share in his works, as well his master royalty income
News TuneCore launches Splits ‘Priority Payouts’ program for customized royalty splits New feature lets artists prioritize the order in which collaborators are paid
News The A&R Awards 2023: The finalists revealed! The UK music industry's most enjoyable night out is just six weeks away. Now we know who'll be competing for the top prizes.
Analysis News Spotify develops AI-powered voice cloning tool that can translate podcasts into multiple languages The new AI tool can translate podcasts into additional languages, all in the podcaster’s own voice
News Jewel John named as sixth Richard Antwi Scholar in London Scholarship was established in 2016 in memory of British music executive Richard Antwi
News Deezer raises prices for SECOND time in 12 months: Individual subscription now €11.99 per month in France, Spain, as Family Plan balloons to £19.99 per month in UK UK price remains at £11.99 a month – one pound more than Deezer's rivals in territory
News Robbie Williams to make ‘metaverse debut’ in LightCycle, a new AI-powered ‘hyper-realistic virtual city’ built with Epic Games’ Unreal Engine 5 Platform aims to become "the go-to destination for art, film, gaming, music, fashion, sport, property and retail".
Interviews Lucas Keller on ambition, songwriters, BMI – and what he’d do if he ran a major record company As Milk & Honey turns 10 years old, company founder Lucas Keller joins MBW's World's Greatest Managers series. He has some views...
News Influence Media, in partnership with Warner Chappell Music, acquires publishing catalog of songwriter Jesse Frasure Influence Media Partners is a US-based music and rights company founded in 2019 and led by Lylette Pizarro, Lynn Hazan, Rene McLean, and Jon Jashni
News TikTok says it’s working on automatic AI content detection, as it rolls out new ‘AI-generated’ label for creators TikTok rolls out new tool that will enable creators to label AI-generated content that they upload to the social media platform
People: Thomas CoesfeldCEO, BMG Coesfeld was previously Chief Financial Officer of BMG from April 2021, and before that was Deputy Chief Financial Officer of BMG from October 2020.