Interviews ‘My interest is purely about what’s right for the artist… who also happens to be my daughter.’ Dugi Lipa is the manager (and father) of Dua Lipa, one of the most successful global pop stars of recent years. His own story is pretty incredible in its own right...
Analysis Why Universal Music Group will be allowed to buy Downtown. MBW founder Tim Ingham assesses likelihood of Universal completing its proposed $775 million acquisition
Analysis News From Deezer’s fight against AI music to Charles Goldstuck’s $500m raise… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt: AI that is ‘as smart as the smartest artist’ will be here in 3 to 5 years Schmidt predicts AI that is 'as smart as the smartest mathematician, physicist, artist, writer, thinker, politician...'
News Google may unbundle YouTube Music from Premium in South Korea amid regulatory pressure (report) Google could introduce a YouTube Premium Lite plan in South Korea, which offers ad-free YouTube viewing but excludes YouTube Music
Analysis ASCAP, BMI, GMR, and SESAC have their say in US Copyright Office’s PRO inquiry… The four biggest PROs in the United States just filed with the Copyright Office. Here's what they said.
News Tariff-proof, recession-proof music industry will thrive despite global uncertainty, TD Cowen analysts say TD Cowen analysts see lots of runway for music revenue growth, and little risk from tariffs or a potential recession
News Pythagoras Music Fund acquires catalog of rock producer Kevin Shirley Shirley has worked with rock icons including Iron Maiden, Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Rush, Journey, Joe Bonamassa, and Beth Hart
Analysis Sony, Warner Chappell, Concord, Reservoir urge less regulation of PROs in responses to US Copyright Office inquiry All companies have argued strongly for reduced regulation in the sector
News Armin Zerza played a key role in Activision Blizzard’s $69bn sale to Microsoft. Now he’s joining Warner Music Group as CFO. Exec spent 10 years at Activision Blizzard as both CFO and Chief Commercial Officer
Interviews Taeho Kim, HYBE COO and BELIFT LAB President, talks ENHYPEN, ILLIT, Coachella, and superfans MBW’s World Leaders series meets Taeho Kim, Chief Operating Officer of HYBE and President of BELIFT LAB
Analysis Five reasons why sync is still stuck in the last century… The following MBW op/ed comes from Tom Stingemore, the founder of sync data platform, ALLOY
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Tunji Balogun The head of Def Jam talks us through the tracks that have shaped his musical tastes and played a part in his professional journey
News TICKET Act mandating ‘all-in’ pricing for events heads to full vote in US Congress The proposed law has been resurrected after being left out of a Senate spending bill last year
News Warner Music Group is readying its superfan app – with help from Ed Sheeran Sheeran is now "actively posting" on the platform, according to the WSJ interview with Atlantic Records CEO Elliot Grainge