News SoundExchange wins $9.7m royalties lawsuit against Slacker and parent company LiveOne Court rules in favor of US performance rights organization SoundExchange
News Sony Music inks new partnership with Kuwait-based creative studio GHMZA to sign Khaleeji pop artists Bader Al Shuaibi and Bashar al-Shatti will be the first two artists to work with Sony Music Middle East
Analysis News Why the music industry is headed for a tussle with TikTok over royalties New financial data and comments from Sir Lucian Grainge suggest that tension is mounting over TikTok's payouts to the music industry
News ONErpm launches ‘Amplifier’ marketing platform, which it says raised DIY artist streams by 129% in September 'Amplifier', provides "on-demand information and transparency" regarding clients' marketing campaigns
Interviews ‘Management is often about saying what the artist doesn’t want to hear, when they need to hear it.’ Benjamin Evans tells the story of turning 5 Seconds of Summer from Aussie unknowns to global superstars...
Interviews Per Sundin on ABBA, Pophouse’s acquisition strategy – and why he thinks the smartest people at record companies will soon be working on catalog The CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, and former CEO of Universal Music Sweden, joins the MBW Podcast
News Live Nation buys ‘significant’ stake in Broccoli City Festival Marcus Allen and Brandon McEachern will join Live Nation Urban in executive roles
Analysis Interviews ‘Short-form video has changed the way music is performed, shared, and enjoyed. Competition for eyeballs is fierce.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Sherry Tan, Managing Director of Warner Music China
News The exec who built Spotify For Artists just launched… SoundCloud For Artists Repost artist services platform renamed 'SoundCloud for Artists'
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Julie Greenwald The Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Music Group on the songs that have soundtracked, and changed, her life
Interviews News Music catalog acquisitions cooling down? Not at Primary Wave: ‘We’ve never been busier.’ MBW breaks down Primary Wave's new deal – and gets answers from Larry Mestel
News Muddy Waters Estate signs global admin deal with Sony Music Publishing Catalog includes iconic hits such as Mannish Boy and Rollin’ Stone
Analysis News African music service Mdundo’s monthly active users reach 21.5m, up 107% YoY Mdundo has published its quarterly report for calendar Q3 2022
News Janelle Mitchell named as latest Richard Antwi Scholar Mitchell becomes fifth scholarship recipient
Analysis News It’s happened: 100,000 tracks are now being uploaded to streaming services like Spotify each day Figure confirmed by both Universal and Warner bosses – but who, exactly, is it benefitting?