Interviews Brandon Creed: ‘Real artists are breaking very big, very fast… because there’s a thirst for superstars.’ Brandon Creed on modern management and building the careers of megastars like Bruno Mars and Lizzo
News Travis Barker’s new label DTA Records enters worldwide joint venture with Elektra Music Group First release from DTA Records/Elektra Records is Barker’s own Gimme Brain featuring Lil Wayne and Rick Ross
Interviews ‘A&R gurus like in the old days? That’s not the way the world is going now.’ Marathon Artists co-founder Paul-René Albertini tells us about some of his career highlights and shares his vision for how a record label should treat artists in 2019 and beyond...
Analysis News The major labels will generate over $14bn in 2019, as Warner bucks trend of streaming slowdown (just) Some very impressive news for Universal, Sony and Warner... and a warning sign?
News 88Rising inks exclusive global deal with Kobalt Deal expands relationship with Asian music and culture company
News DOJ sides with Irving Azoff’s Global Music Rights in antitrust lawsuit against commercial radio body GMR filed the suit in US federal court in 2016
News Juice WRLD: BMG, Interscope lead tributes to rapper after he dies aged 21 "Juice made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time."
News UK High Court to allow appeals in Sony & Warner’s copyright infringement lawsuit against TuneIn Company says decision 'is fundamentally bad for freedom of expression on the Internet and cultural diversity'
News BMG expands into artist management, partners with Carl Stubner’s Shelter Music Group Hartwig Masuch says BMG will offer managers an attractive revenue share deal to join Shelter Music Group
News Aviator on expanding into management, re-launching its label… and the future Aviator founder and CEO Alexander Seidl, along with COO, Lindsay Jones, bring MBW up to speed
News Genius sues Google for ‘no less than $50m’, alleging ‘anticompetitive practices’ over lyrics Lawsuit was filed in New York on Tuesday (December 3)
News Are TikTok and Bytedance about to become a real problem for Spotify? Three reasons why Bytedance's new service may pose a real threat to the world's No.1 audio streaming platform
Interviews ‘My goal is to have 250,000 songs and be worth $1 billion.’ Jon Singer talks MBW through the management buyout – and the future – of Spirit Music Group
Interviews ‘Defected is not a record label anymore. We’re much more than that.’ Simon Dunmore offers a glimpse into the unquestionably iconic world of Defected as it celebrates its 20th anniversary
News Kobalt COO Avid Larizadeh Duggan exits firm after five year association News comes as former CEO of Google Ventures, Bill Maris, steps down from Kobalt's board to focus on startups