News CISAC reports ‘sharp’ rise in collections in Greece and global music identifier system progress in annual report International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC) has published its latest annual report
News Nathan Barley Phillips and Shawn Keith upped to Heads of A&R in Europe and North America at Nuclear Blast Believe-owned metal label Nuclear Blast has restructured its A&R department
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 Music distributor Alliance Entertainment posts calendar Q1 revenues of $227.7m, down 29% YoY Alliance completed a $480m SPAC merger in Q1
Analysis News Rob Stringer says music streaming fraud ‘is a problem that must be eliminated’, calls for better payouts from short-form video platforms Sony Music Group Chairman covers various key industry topics in presentation to Sony Corp investors
Interviews ‘Japanese acts account for nearly 90% of all tickets sold for live music events in Japan.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Kaori Hayashi, CEO of Japan-headquartered concert promoter HIP (Hayashi International Promotions)
News SoundCloud, chasing profitability, cuts another 8% of employee headcount The news was confirmed today (May 23) in an internal memo to staff from SoundCloud CEO, Eliah Seton, obtained by MBW
News Warner CFO Eric Levin: music streaming business is ready for recurring price increases Exec discussed streaming prices during a Q&A session at JPMorgan’s Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on May 22
News Universal partners with generative AI startup Endel to create ‘AI-powered, artist-driven functional music’ Companies will use Endel’s proprietary AI technology to let UMG artists "reimagine" their music and create "science-backed soundscapes"
News BandLab raises another $25m, valuing music creation company at $425m Series B1 was led by existing investor Cercano Management
News TikTok sues Montana for alleged violation of First Amendment rights over app ban Montana ban "unconstitutional," says TikTok
Interviews ‘Right now, it’s us against maths, isn’t it?’ MBW interviews Pete Simmons, Universal Music Publishing Group’s UK Head of A&R
News TikTok users file lawsuit to block ban in Montana Lawsuit seeks to reverse the ban on the short-form video platform in the state of Montana
News From Ed Sheeran’s second ‘Let’s Get It On’ lawsuit victory to the 3 majors’ joint $2.9m per hour… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place
News ONErpm launches Digital Strategy Department, led by Casey Childers Located in Nashville, Childers was most recently Senior Project Manager at the company