Analysis Live Nation’s Michael Rapino lays out the argument for why concerts – not streaming – are the future of the music biz Rapino spoke at length at Liberty Media's investor conference in New York last week, breaking down the economics of his company's field
News As YouTube launches new ‘Top Songs on Shorts’ chart, Lyor Cohen says ‘Shorts and music are symbiotic’ Platform's first-ever Shorts chart will showcase the most popular music on the short-form video platform in real time
News Orfium expands presence in Japan with Bandai Namco Music Live deal Partnership marks the company's latest deal in Japan
News Video-making app Canva launches library of licensed music from Warner, Merlin and other rightsholders The licensed music library will be available to users in the US, UK, Australia, Canada and 19 European countries
News From Spotify’s 1,000 plays threshold to Taylor Swift’s blockbuster 1989 rerecording… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
News Hipgnosis Song Management appoints Daniel Pounder as CFO, Jonathan Baker as General Counsel HSM currently services two clients: the Blackstone-backed private fund, Hipgnosis Songs Capital, and the UK-listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund
Interviews ‘When we show the artist something they don’t remember, and it all comes back to them. We get to witness that moment, that’s precious for us – and that’s also when we know the fans are going to lose their minds.’ Aviator talks 15 years of working with legends, taming the wild west and why the industry isn't prepared for a boomer-based digital tsunami
News Music funding platform beatBread launches advances of up to $3m for songwriters, hires BMG’s Spencer LeBoff LeBoff joins as General Manager of Publishing
News SiriusXM launches $9.99-a-month Spotify challenger SiriusXM unveils new streaming app and 'Streaming All Access Plan' for $9.99 a month
News Jay Schumer appointed Executive Vice President, Head of Marketing & Business Development at Island Records Schumer previously worked at Columbia Records, most recently as Executive Vice President / Co-Head of Marketing
Analysis News Reservoir Media’s revenues grew 15% YoY to $38.4m in calendar Q3 Reservoir Media raises guidance after 15% surge in revenue
News Country star Kane Brown sells ‘select publishing assets’ to HarbourView Investment firm led by Sherrese Clarke Soares announces its latest acquisition
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund names Rob Naylor as new Chairman, Francis Keeling as non-executive director Former Round Hill board members jump over to Hipgnosis Songs Fund amid continuation turbulence
News Audius rolls out music marketplace, partners with DistroKid and Beatport Partnership will allow indie artists to upload their music to Audius
News Sean Michael Gross promoted to Vice President, Warner Classics UK & North America Gross has headed up Warner Classics in the UK since joining the company in 2021