News Arica Ng appointed President, Asia Pacific at Warner Chappell Music Exec will be based in Hong Kong, reporting to Guy Moot, Co-Chair and CEO of WCM
News Universal buys classical label Hyperion, four months after launching its own classical music service via Deutsche Grammophon Hyperion was founded in the UK in 1980 by the late Ted Perry MBE.
News SESAC Music Group acquires distribution and content delivery platform AudioSalad AudioSalad has over 16 million audio and video assets under management
News From Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma to the US recorded music industry’s $15.9bn in 2022… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories on MBW from the past seven days
Interviews ‘We’re in a renaissance for creativity. The things creators will be able to do tomorrow, they cannot do today.’ Splice CEO Kakul Srivastava on her ambitions for Splice, predictions for the music creator space, and her forecast for the impact AI will have on the music industry...
News Spotify doubles down on short-form video content with new ‘Clips’ feature Spotify Clips lets artists add videos of up to 30 seconds long to their artist profiles
News Apple lifts lid on standalone ‘Apple Music Classical’ app Apple Music Classical will launch on March 28
Analysis News US recorded music revenues from paid subscriptions exceeded $10bn annually for the first time in 2022 The US recorded music industry grew 6.1% to USD $15.9 billion in 2022, according to RIAA's 2022 Year End report
News Hipgnosis strikes licensing deal with personalized music-for-gaming firm Reactional Music Deal opens company's song catalog to be used in gameplay using Reactional's tech
News Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma is go: Eldridge and Apple-financed firm acquires Vydia, hires Ike Youssef, Ben Cook Former Apple exec's new company inks deals with Snoop Dogg and other major artists for launch
News British MP slams TikTok’s Australia music test, says app is ‘silencing creators in favour of its own self-interests’ Conservative MP Damian Collins criticises TikTok in an op-ed written for The Telegraph
News Jennifer Blakeman joins Evan Bogart’s Seeker Music as Chief Rights & Royalties Officer Exec joins Seeker from her previous role as President and CCO of boutique music publisher one77 Music
News Patrick Moxey’s Ultra International Music Publishing launches Hidden Gem joint venture with producer Diamond Pistols Company announces collaboration with Los Angeles-based producer
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Jérémy Erlich Spotify's Global Head of Music on the songs that have soundtracked his existence
News Rough Trade Publishing inks global deal with Utopia-owned Sentric Deal comes a year after Sentric Music Group was acquired by Switzerland-headquartered fintech company Utopia Music