News Neil Diamond sells complete song catalog and all master recordings to Universal Agreement encompasses hits such as Sweet Caroline, Red Red Wine, Solitary Man, Cracklin’ Rosie
Analysis News Why are major music companies using other people’s money to buy copyrights? MBW founder Tim Ingham responds to recent music biz goings-on in our Talking Trends podcast
News ‘The two year wait for artists and fans is over,’ says Live Nation boss Michael Rapino, as firm posts $6.3bn revenues for 2021 Concert giant Live Nation Entertainment has published its financial results for Q4 (ended December 31) and full year 2021.
News Beatport acquires music industry technology company ampsuite Platform launches suite of professional products for suppliers, artists and labels
News Spotify acquires two podcast firms, Podsights and Chartable Podsights is a podcast advertising measurement service, and Chartable is a podcast analytics platform
News Round Hill’s UK fund has acquired 5,600 songs since July, paying an average multiple of 17.9x Fresh information revealed in London Stock Exchange-traded fund's new filing
News Warner Music boss Steve Cooper: ‘The emergence of Web3 is going to further amplify the importance of music labels and publishers.’ Warner Music Group CEO Steve Cooper commented on Web3 on the firm's recent earnings call
Interviews ‘Artists really have to see Web3 as more than just a glorified fan club for the 21st Century.’ RCRDSHP founder Obie Fernandez on the future of the NFT market and the potential impact that Web3 could have on the music industry...
News Sony Music’s $430m buyout of AWAL provisionally cleared by UK competition watchdog UK’s Competition and Markets Authority gives provisional decision – and it's good news for Sony
News Reservoir has $3bn worth of deals in ‘pipeline’ and expects to spend $200m+ on M&A during first year as public firm Reservoir Media has published the financial results for its fiscal Q3 2022 (calendar Q4 2021), ended December 31, 2021
News Ex-Spotify CFO Barry McCarthy named new Peloton CEO, as firm cuts 2,800 jobs in ‘restructuring program’ Former Spotify CFO steps in as Peloton co-founder steps down
Interviews ‘The indie versus major notion is outdated in the digital age.’ MBW’s World Leaders series interviews Marie-Anne Robert, Managing Director of Sony Music Entertainment France
News Apple Music cuts free trial for new subscribers from three months to one Six month free trial still offered for customers who purchase eligible audio hardware
Analysis News Spotify added 3m new creators to its platform last year… and 4 other things we learned from the firm’s Q4 earnings call. The Spotify founder gave some revelatory comments on Spotify's earnings call – especially around the creator economy