News Mike Caren joins Futureverse AI text-to-music venture JEN as a founding Partner Futureverse raised $54m in a series A funding round this summer from backers including 10T Holdings and Ripple
Analysis Hipgnosis Songs Fund has been left concussed by ‘discontinuation’. But with a seemingly rock solid ‘call option’, Merck Mercuriadis still holds all the cards. On: Hipgnosis Songs Fund, the all important 'call option', Blackstone, and the most likely outcome of this week's mess
News Paul Burger and Andrew Wilkinson resign as Hipgnosis Songs Fund non-exec directors ahead of tomorrow’s continuation vote The comes in the same month that HSF confirmed the Chairman of its current board, Andrew Sutch, will step down from his role
News Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo sell ‘select’ recorded music and publishing assets to HarbourView They have sold over 30 million records worldwide
News HarbourView acquires Christine McVie’s share of Fleetwood Mac recorded music royalties 'Christine is a decorated and iconic legend in the history of rock ‘n’ Roll. She is a global treasure,' said HarbourView's Sherrese Clarke Soares
News Peermusic acquires Arctic Rights Management – one of the largest independent music publishers in Norway Arctic Rights Management's catalog features over 5,000 recordings and compositions
News TikTok expands into live music, with first ‘TikTok In The Mix’ concert to be headlined by Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta, and Charlie Puth Event is scheduled for Sunday, December 10, 2023, at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona.
News Transgressive Publishing and Warner Chappell UK extend joint venture News arrives as Foals sign a new deal with Transgressive for their catalog, side projects and future recordings
News Spotify is changing its royalty model to crush streaming fraud and introduce a minimum payment threshold. Its plan? To shift $1 billion in payouts towards ‘working artists’ over the next 5 years. Exclusive: Music Business Worldwide has learned of Spotify's plan to introduce a number of new measures in Q1 2024 – and shift $1 billion away from bad actors
Interviews ‘We operate at the intersection between creativity and culture for our artists.’ Warner Music's Bob Workman on brand partnerships, and working on high-profile campaigns for superstars like Ed Sheeran…
News Blackstone-backed $440m acquisition offer for Hipgnosis Songs Fund assets sees off rival interest Process clears the way for Thursday's shareholder vote from Hipgnosis Songs Fund
News The Circuit Group and Defected Records form strategic partnership for North American and UK expansion The Circuit Group was launched by Dean and Jessica Wilson of Seven20, and Brett Fischer, David Gray, and Harvey Tadman of AYITA
News Juice WRLD estate, Dr. Luke sued over royalties for ‘Not Enough’ The lawsuit also names as a defendant music publisher Opus Music Group, which acquired a large stake in Juice WRLD’s catalog earlier this year.
News AI music startup Boomy partners with fraud detection company Beatdapp to ‘ensure the integrity’ of its platform Around 7% of tracks made on Boomy and then distributed to Spotify were deleted by Daniel Ek's company earlier this year
News Simon Cowell buys stake in content creator streaming startup Lounges.tv The Times reports that the startup is close to completing a £2.5m funding round that will value the business at £20m