Analysis News TikTok owns a patent for a music service – and it’s hiring for ‘TikTok Music’ staff. TikTok owns a patent for a music platform in the US. But there's a twist...
News From Warner Music Group’s revenues to Pollen going bust… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week, brought to you by MBW and Centtrip
News Dawn Olejar named EVP and GM at Verve Label Group; Jamie Krents named President of Verve, Impulse! And Verve Forecast Verve Label Group (VLG) comprises imprints including Decca Records US, Decca Classics, Deutsche Grammophon, Impulse! Records, Verve Records, and Verve Forecast
Analysis Blog Merck Mercuriadis on Lamont Dozier: ‘He was as important as any songwriter that has ever lived.’ Hipgnosis founder pays tribute to all-time great songwriter – while making a point about the rewards great composers get from the music industry
News Germany’s music publishing landscape transforms via €10m+ acquisition: Roba teams with fund to buy GERIG Deal includes many evergreen in the German market, plus carnival, pop hits and more
News Warner Music joins UMG in inking revenue-sharing deal with Facebook / Meta Deal was confirmed by Warner Music CEO Steve Cooper during an earnings call
Interviews ‘Independent and self-distributed artists will continue to erode the market dominance of Universal, Sony and Warner.’ Downtown CCO Tracy Maddux on the firm's investment strategy, and his predictions for the independent artist sector...
Analysis News Music’s bond adventure continues, as SESAC and Hipgnosis both launch nine-figure offerings SESAC used the money raised to buy Audio Network; Hipgnosis' bonds will be priced next week. Both deals involve Blackstone.
News After raising $34m, beatBread strikes 11 new distributor partnerships across North America, Europe and Africa Company inks 'white label agreements' with 11 music distributors
News $500m-backed Litmus Music launches to buy publishing and recording rights Music industry veterans Hank Forsyth and Dan McCarroll team with Carlyle Global Credit to launch venture
News Concord buys Native Tongue in eight-figure acquisition, expands in Australia and New Zealand Concord launches Concord Music Publishing ANZ following buyout of indie pubco
Interviews ‘We have a deep sense of who the artist is and how to support them.’ MBW interviews Capitol Christian Music Group Co-Presidents Brad O’Donnell and Hudson Plachy
News ONErpm launches global music publishing service, ONE Publishing, partnering with multiple PROs worldwide One Publishing launches globally for OneRPM clients across both premium and DIY services
News BMG buys Germany’s largest independent label, doubling its recorded music revenues in territory BMG says that deal 'redraws the map of the German music industry'
Analysis Blog ‘Streaming challenges can be met only by artists and labels working together.’ This MBW op/ed comes from Geoff Taylor, Chief Executive of the BPI, the UK’s trade body for the recorded music industry