News ONErpm launches global music publishing service, ONE Publishing, partnering with multiple PROs worldwide One Publishing launches globally for OneRPM clients across both premium and DIY services
News Annie Aberle promoted to Vice President, A&R at PULSE Music Group Aberle was previously Senior Creative Director, PULSE Music Group
News Piracy tracking startup MUSO raises $3.9m from Puma Private Equity MUSO reports to have seen a 25% increase in general digital piracy year-on-year
Analysis Blog News How to justify Bruce Springsteen’s skyrocketing ticket prices MBW Reacts is a series of short comment pieces from the MBW team
Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s new deal with Meta – and his belief that investment banks don’t ‘have the skill-sets or ability to exploit music rights’ Grainge was joined by Michael Nash and Boyd Muir on a call with analysts last week
News Quincy Jones-backed NFT platform OneOf closes $8m funding round New capital brings OneOf’s total funding to over $72m to date
Analysis News Sony generated over $2bn from recorded music and publishing in calendar Q2; recorded music revenues were up 11.2% YoY Recorded music streaming revenues were up 7.9% YoY in the quarter, MBW calculates
News Bruce Springsteen’s manager Jon Landau breaks silence on $5,000 tour tickets Landau defends pricing, which has been based on market demand
News Lyrics platform Musixmatch secures strategic investment from TPG Growth Founded in 2010, Musixmatch claims to have assembled the world’s largest lyrics catalog
News Exceleration Music acquires Heroic Music Group catalog Heroic has managed the careers and released music from artists such as TikTok creator Ark Patrol, Unlike Pluto, rei brown, Stephen, San Holo, DROELOE, and Taska Black
News Lady A, Brad Paisley sell publishing catalogs to HarbourView Equity Partners HarbourView was founded nine months ago by former Tempo Music CEO, Sherrese Clarke Soares
Analysis Blog Interviews Why I’m doubling our investment in the UK music industry, just when people say it’s losing global power. Lucas Keller’s belief in the hit-making ability of British songwriters, producers and artists is unwavering...
Interviews Strange Fruits has tens of billions of streams – but it’s not without controversy. Its 25-year-old founder speaks out. Stef van Vugt, founder of Fruits Music, answers MBW's questions on our latest podcast
News Big result for major record companies, as UK competition watchdog dismisses need for music market investigation BPI celebrates, Hipgnosis expresses disappointment, at long-awaited conclusions
News Kobalt is pulling its 700,000 songs off Facebook and Instagram. Is the music biz headed for a historic bust-up with Meta? News comes just days after Epidemic Sound launched a $142m lawsuit against Meta for alleged infringement