News Dominican superstar rapper El Alfa inks multi-million-dollar deal with Sound Royalties Sound Royalties provides royalty financing for music creators, independent labels, publishers, and distributors
News BandLab rolls out integration with beat marketplace Airbit BandLab Technologies acquired Airbit earlier this year
News Saregama, India’s oldest label, buys majority stake in digital entertainment firm Pocket Aces in $20m deal Saregama has acquired a 51.8% stake in Pocket Aces
Analysis News From Ed Sheeran’s copyright victory to Songtradr buying Bandcamp… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
News Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group strike partnership with Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma Also joining gamma is Breyon Prescott, including his Chameleon Entertainment label and catalog
Analysis Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference Kyncl spoke during a Q&A session at the Code Conference in Laguna Niguel, California, this week
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund Chair, Andrew Sutch, to step down; all-important ‘continuation vote’ looks likely to happen on October 26 Shareholders will vote on whether to keep Hipgnosis Songs Fund as a close-ended investment entity next month
Interviews With 20bn streams to date and annual revenues of over €25m, Romania’s Global Records sets its sights on expansion in the GSA region Diana Munteanu, Head of Label at Global Records, and Julian-Dominik Vicari, the company's new market head in Germany on the company's strategy for the GSA region.
News Africa-focused music streaming service Mdundo reaches 26.6m Monthly Active Users Mdundo also reported a 239% YoY jump in revenue from paid subscriptions
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Justin Kalifowitz Downtown's founder reflects on the songs that have helped shape his life and career
News Walter Kolm’s WK Entertainment forms partnership with Andres Castro’s Hits Don’t Lie Companies enter co-management deal for Latin music stars Zion & Lennox and Silvestre Dangond
News Hari Nair appointed Chief Executive Officer of Tips Industries Tips Industries appoints Sony and ByteDance veteran as CEO
Analysis News Spotify develops AI-powered voice cloning tool that can translate podcasts into multiple languages The new AI tool can translate podcasts into additional languages, all in the podcaster’s own voice
News From BTS renewing their HYBE contracts to Deezer raising its prices again… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days
News Deezer raises prices for SECOND time in 12 months: Individual subscription now €11.99 per month in France, Spain, as Family Plan balloons to £19.99 per month in UK UK price remains at £11.99 a month – one pound more than Deezer's rivals in territory