News Warner Music Group strikes deal with kids audio platform Yoto Warner to bring select artists to kids' music player Yoto
News Why has the Musicians’ Union in the UK declined a pay rise for its session musician members? The MU has been negotiating the rate of pay for session musicians in the UK
News Jeff Skaggs appointed Head of Milk & Honey Nashville Skaggs previously served as VP of Creative at Creative Nation
News Universal Music Group opens $800m bond offering Proceeds will be used for refinancing of existing debt and paying transaction fees and expenses
News Luke Combs named top artist-songwriter in Q1 2023, on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Ray Fulcher claimed the title of the top non-performing songwriter
Interviews News As AI-made music explodes, Deezer lays out strategy to identify AI tracks and ‘weed out illegal and fraudulent content’ on its platform Deezer is building a set of tools to detect AI-generated content on its platform
News Warner’s ADA Worldwide strikes global distribution deal with Rostrum Records ADA to be responsible for worldwide distribution services for Rostrum’s entire label catalog and new releases
News Wise Music Group and Faber Music strike global deal for the Edition Peters printed music business Wise Music will continue to own the Edition Peters rights business
News Madeleine van Schendel joins Armin van Buuren’s Armada Music as Chief Growth Officer Armada Music makes series of new hires after launching $100m catalog buying fund
News Reservoir aims to become the ‘largest holder of Arabic music copyrights…’ and 3 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Music rights company Reservoir Media published its FY fiscal 2023 results this week
Interviews Music’s biggest companies are determined to better monetize ‘superfans’ on streaming platforms. Audius is already doing it. Audius co-founder Forrest Browning joins the latest MBW podcast
News Former Disney exec Troy Skabelund joins beatBread as Chief Financial Officer Skabelund will oversee all financial strategy and operations
News K-pop powerhouse JYP expands strategic alliance with Republic Records Companies originally entered into a strategic partnership in February 2020
News Steve Butler named Head of Legal & Business Affairs, North America at Warner Chappell Exec has overseen key acquisitions, including the company's purchase of David Bowie’s music catalog in early 2022
News David Loiterton joins Primary Wave as President, Indo-Pacific “David is an exceptional leader," said Larry Mestel, CEO & Founder, Primary Wave Music