News Warner’s WMX expands into connected-TV space with three music channels on Roku Channel The new are channels are WMX Pop, WMX Rock, and WMX Hip-Hop
Analysis News From Bad Bunny’s 18.5bn Spotify streams to Universal acquiring a 49% stake in [PIAS]… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News Now Triller says it’s exploring revenue share deals with major labels (while being sued by Sony) Triller spokesperson responds to news of labels' music being removed from service and reveals revenue share plans
Interviews Martin Kierszenbaum on working with Sting, streaming’s impact on A&R, and why he’s a music biz optimist The Cherrytree Music Company founder discusses his career and industry views within MBW's World's Greatest Managers series
News Boomplay strikes partnership with France’s Generations Radio to promote African music Partnership will see the launch of the 'Top Africa Charts show' to promote African music and spotlight African artists
News Jamar Chess launches investment group to buy Latin Music rights The firm's first deal, via Wahoo Music Fund One, is a 50% stake in the publishing and recording catalogs of Oro Solido
Analysis News Concord music rights to fuel $1.65bn Apollo bond offering – report Report marks the latest news about a music company launching bond offerings via securitized royalties from copyrights
Interviews News Lyor Cohen: ‘The music industry is facing one of our biggest crises to date.’ Cohen argues that YouTube Shorts offers a distinctive difference to the likes of TikTok or Instagram Reels
News UK competition watchdog finds major record labels are not ‘making significant excess profits that could be shared with creators’ Competition and Markets Authority's final report published
Interviews News How $40m-backed Symphonic Distribution plans to be a ‘true alternative’ to traditional labels Founder & CEO Jorge Brea on the challenges in the distribution space and how his company is trying to differentiate itself
Analysis The music industry isn’t ready for the AI revolution. Fruits Music founder, Stef Van Vugt, believes that AI will create a major opportunity for ambitious companies to challenge the majors
News BMG acquires music interests of Eurodance star Haddaway Deal with Haddaway includes his debut single and global hit What Is Love
News Japan’s Avex Group strikes licensing deal with NetEase Cloud Music Deal gives NCM the right to distribute Avex's music catalog in China
Interviews News Artist financing platform beatBread closes $100m fund to ’empower independent artists and labels’ Launched in November 2020, company has made over 500 advances to artists and labels
News Universal just launched its own streaming service for classical music via Deutsche Grammophon A subscription for STAGE+ will cost EUR €14.90 per month, or €149 per year