News YouTube Music joins TikTok-style feed trend with ‘Samples’ Samples is a personalized short-form video feed
News Beggars Group’s revenue up 13.9% YoY in 2022, but inflation, stagnant streaming prices take bite out of profit UK-headquartered firm recently revealed its earnings for 2022 in a regulatory filing to UK Companies House
News BMG ups interest in Eurodance stars SNAP! via acquisition of the writer’s share of royalties of the group’s Michael Münzing BMG acquired the SNAP! recorded music catalogue in 2018
News Spotify price hike will boost our revenue, Reservoir says Reservoir CFO Jim Heindlmeyer discussed Spotify price hikes on the company's latest earnings call
News Universal Music becomes latest major to partner with kids audio platform Yoto First release under partnership features rock band Queen’s Greatest Hits: Volume 1
News From the 3 majors’ joint $12.99bn in H1 to HYBE’s $100m+ deal… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up Five of the biggest headlines on MBW this week...
News French Montana inks global partnership with Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma Partnership coincides with French Montana's new single 'Good Summer'
News Sony Music Publishing strikes global deal with India-based record label Big Bang Music Deal covers administration, sync, and catalog promotion
News Iconoclast acquires producer royalties of legendary composer and disco icon Giorgio Moroder Olivier Chastan’s acquisition vehicle Iconoclast has acquired again
News Round Hill Music Royalty Fund expands country portfolio with acquisition of Big Loud Shirt and Craig Wiseman rights Investments comprise more than 1,200 country hits
Analysis News India’s Tips Industries generated $6.4m in calendar Q2, up 54% YoY – the company’s best-ever quarterly results Another major highlight from the company's quarter was its YouTube subscriber growth and view count
News Simon Cowell launches SYCO music publishing company in partnership with Universal The new joint venture is part of a growing partnership between Cowell and UMG
News Tom Becci hired as Chief Executive of Concord Label Group The announcement comes after a shakeup in the company's management, and a push towards expanding its presence among music labels
News Warner Music Group revenues up 9.9% YoY to top $1.5bn in calendar Q2; recorded music streaming revenues up 7.3% YoY Warner's results swing back in line with high single-digit growth forecasts for the record business
Interviews He wrote megahits for Michael Jackson and Alanis Morissette. Now he’s taking on musical theater. Glen Ballard discusses co-writing Jagged Little Pill, working with Michael Jackson, how AI is 'the ultimate threat to every writer in the world' and much more...