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
News For Google and OpenAI, the UK’s proposed loosening of copyright laws for AI isn’t enough – they want to be ‘free’ of copyright “We believe training on the open web must be free,” Google said in a submission to a parliamentary committee
Analysis On… OpenAI, Bain Capital, Daniel Ek, and reasons to be cheerful Tim Ingham's latest Review, exclusively sent to MBW+ subscribers
Interviews Per Sundin on Pophouse’s $1bn+ ambitions in music rights: ‘We don’t buy catalogs to put them on a shelf.’ Per Sundin reveals what sets Pophouse apart from other music investment firms, and shares his thoughts on the future of catalog investment...
Interviews ‘Berry Gordy built TAMLA on the principles of excellence, artist development, and a commitment to music that moves people. This is a continuation of that legacy.’ TAMLA Records, the iconic label founded by Berry Gordy in 1959, has officially been reprised under Capitol Music Group
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Mike O’Neill The BMI CEO discusses the seven (maybe more) tracks that have hit the hardest during his life and times in the business and on the planet
Interviews BMG CEO Thomas Coesfeld: ‘Our strategy is setting us up for growth.’ Boss of Bertelsmann's music company talks expansion, streaming prices, AI, and more
News HYBE continues diversification drive as gaming division raises $21m in latest funding round HYBE IM aims to become 'a next-generation publisher delivering compelling content to gamers worldwide'
News With Kid Rock at his side, Trump signs executive order to curb ticket price gouging Live Nation welcomed the executive order despite its ongoing legal battle with the federal government over alleged violations of antitrust laws
News Chance the Rapper’s big money legal battle with ex-manager headed to trial A judge in Illinois denied Chance's motion for summary judgment last week.
Interviews Robb McDaniels on Beatport’s growth plans, and why downloads still matter MBW's Trailblazers series meets Robb McDaniels, CEO of Beatport
Interviews ‘We’ve been blessed to work on things that have shifted culture.’ Mark Beaven on starting out as a DJ in some of New York's most storied clubs, working with Nirvana, helping establish the songwriter/producer management business, the nature of greatness, and the power of music