Analysis ‘We need to think strategically about the health and longevity of the independent music sector.’ The following MBW op/ed comes from Simon Wills, Managing Director of Absolute Label Services
Interviews Vinit Thakkar talks Sony Music India, artist development, M&A, and more: ‘The Indian music market is at a transformative stage.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Vinit Thakkar, Managing Director of Sony Music India
News Virgin Music Group bosses slam ‘juvenile and offensive falsehoods’ spread by opponents of Downtown acquisition JT Myers and Nat Pastor address a number of claims made about Virgin and UMG in recent months by lobbyists
Analysis I was a co-founder of IMPALA. It saddens me to see how rabidly anti-major it’s become. Kenny Gates responds to claims made by IMPALA about Universal and Downtown
News Universal Music applauds Cloudflare move to block ‘AI crawlers’ from accessing content without permission or compensation Cloudflare's move could create a new licensing marketplace for content owners and AI companies
News BandLab now allows artists and rightsholders to signal interest in AI licensing The expanded BandLab Licensing platform lets artists, labels, and publishers mark tracks as 'Open to AI licensing'
News As AI deepfakes spread, Denmark plans to give individual citizens copyright ownership of their own face and voice The proposed law is believed to be the first of its kind in Europe, but US legislators are working on similar initiatives
News Margherita Gnech elevated to Managing Director of Italy at Sony Music Publishing Based out of Milan, Gnech will report directly to Sony Music Publishing President, International Guy Henderson.
Interviews ‘Music fans nowadays are so immersed in the online world, they can see what’s real and what’s manufactured.’ MBW's World Leaders series meets Niels Walboomers, President, Recorded Music and Publishing, Benelux, Warner Music Group, which includes powerhouse dance label Spinnin’ Records
News Deezer rolls out AI tagging system to fight streaming fraud; says up to 70% of streams from fully AI-generated tracks are fraudulent Platform has introduced what it claims to be the world’s first AI tagging system for music streaming
News HarbourView leads $85m investment in AI-powered kids entertainment company Animaj Animaj reports to have a monthly global audience of 242m unique viewers on YouTube
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Scott Cutler MBW's Key Songs In The Life Of... meets Scott Cutler, co-CEO of Pulse Music Group
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Josh Abraham MBW's Key Songs In The Life Of... series meets Josh Abraham, co-CEO of Pulse Music Group
News Sony Music Entertainment Japan acquires ‘full rights’ to Spookiz animation franchise Sony Music Labels will work with South Korea's Keyring to produce new Spookiz animations.
Analysis ‘If you’re serious about building fandom, you can’t just double down on the diehards, you need to start on the edges.’ MBW Views is a series of op/eds from eminent music industry people… with something to say. The following MBW op/ed comes from Dan Goldberg