News Songwriter groups hit out at RIAA for ‘betrayal’ over moral rights issue "RIAA’s comments are taken by many in the music creator community as a betrayal of our joint commitment to expand opportunities for creators."
News BMG launches royalties app co-designed by songwriters Dave Stewart says he is "proud to be part of the BMG family"
News Warner sells Atlantic’s The Lemonheads catalogue to Fire Records London-based independent also picks up Groundhogs recordings as part of divestment process
News Sir Lucian Grainge: ‘When people said the music industry was over, we didn’t listen.’ Universal chief addresses Capitol staff at record label's Congress event in Hollywood
News Ex-Warner Bros VP Alison Ball named President of TuneGO Music Group Ball is also a former A&R executive at the likes of RCA and EMI
Analysis News As SoundCloud, valued at $300m, books an uncertain future… could a major label have rescued it? MBW learns details of new deal - and they've got industry fans concerned
Interviews ‘In Germany, we take chances with artists – no matter where they’re from’ Universal Music's CEO of Central Europe, Frank Briegmann, on his home territory's evolution
News Uncategorized Cooking Vinyl inks exclusive deal with Alibaba’s Xiami in China "Cooking Vinyl is very excited that Alibaba / Xiami are opening the door for them to the new emerging Chinese market and is honoured to be their first Western record company partner."
Analysis News Spotify is set to end 2017 with 70m subscribers and $5bn in revenue. But how much money will it lose? MBW's projections suggest Daniel Ek's company could hit 100m subs by the end of 2018
News Kobalt signs lease for ‘technologically advanced’ 23,000 square foot New York office Rights management company will relocate from 220 West 42nd Street in Midtown
News Spotify storms past 60m subscribers, now adding more than 2m a month Daniel Ek's company races ahead of Apple Music by adding 10m subs since March
News SESAC strikes landmark US radio deal – for rates it claims are 50% higher than ASCAP’s Private rights organization says ASCAP's settlement "does not reflect fair market value"
Analysis Blog ‘There are 365m people in China willing to pay for entertainment. The music market is about to explode.’ LiHui Shen runs China's biggest independent record label. He's feeling very optimistic about the future.
Interviews ‘Actions speak louder than words – and the support we give artists speaks for itself’ Live Nation's Denis Desmond on the growth of the company - and its role in developing new acts
Interviews Chess Club: ‘We are on the cusp of halcyon days’ Chess Club has spent the last 10 years at the cutting edge of British A&R. Here we chat to founders Will Street and Peter McGaughrin