News Atlantic Records UK and ADA UK partner with new Latin music label Candela Records The deal is the first time a UK frontline label has partnered with a UK based Latino label, says Warner
News Chris Brown sued for alleged copyright infringement by UK music publisher Greensleeves Publishing sues US superstar and Sony Music
News Shamrock just raised $196m to loan music and entertainment rights-holders money Fund targets owners of entertainment IP across the film, television, games, sports media rights and other content sectors, including music
News Beth Appleton joins music credit resource Jaxsta as Chief Marketing Officer Appleton previously served as the GM and SVP Marketing Australasia at Warner Music Australia
News Britney Spears manager Larry Rudolph resigns after 25 years Rudolph co-founded ReignDeer Entertainment with Adam Leber in 2005
News Hipgnosis has 36 songs in Spotify’s billion-plus streaming club… and more stats from the firm’s annual report Merck Mercuriadis states that, "Music has gone from being a discretionary or luxury purchase to very much being a utility."
News Tones and I was the world’s No.1 songwriter on streaming services last year, says new report Blokur's data hands crown to Toni Watson, who wrote 100% of Dance Monkey
News Jenni Pfaff promoted to SVP, Head of Global Strategic Integration and Operations at Warner Chappell Music Jesse Dang has also joined as Senior Vice President of People
News Bang Si-hyuk steps down as CEO of HYBE, formerly known as Big Hit Entertainment New CEO of HYBE has been named as Park Ji-won
Analysis News Maneskin might be the music industry story of 2021… but they just split from their manager Maneskin now count over 29m monthly listeners on Spotify
News Indie labels loathe Spotify’s Discovery Mode – but DIY giants are loving it Believe and TuneCore have been testing Spotify's Discovery Mode tool
Interviews ‘The music industry’s shift to digital in Japan appears to be gaining traction.’ Line Music's Misaki Iki talks MBW through the Japanese market – and its future possibilities
News Tomi Oyewumi joins PPL as Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Partner The role will support PPL in addressing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion issues within the company
Interviews The Richard Antwi Scholarship: ‘With the right resources, talent, work ethic, network and guidance, anything is possible.’ MBW meets Esther Lenda Bokuma – a hotly-tipped artist in her own right who is currently working at Universal Music UK’s Globe