News Warner partners with pre-licensed music for games platform STYNGR WMG to supply game developers with access to pre-licensed tracks from portions of its music catalog
News Brigette Boyle promoted to Executive Vice President, Media Operations for Warner Recorded Music For more than a decade, Boyle served as Senior Vice President, Media Operations
News Peter Rosenthal appointed EVP, Global Head of Legal and Business Affairs at Warner Chappell Rosenthal joins Warner Chappell from Downtown Music Holdings
News Confirmed: Warner acquires the Middle East’s Qanawat Music Qanawat Music operates as a music distributor across the Middle East and North Africa
News From Believe’s $682m revenues to music’s next big-money buyout: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Global recorded music revenues reached $28.8bn in 2021, says Midia Estimates for global recorded music revenues in 2021 were published by Midia today (March 18)
Interviews ‘Never change what you’re doing, for anybody.’ Grammy-nominated producer Murda Beatz discusses success, "studio rats" and his plans to become a global brand
News Round Hill buys music rights from Herman Rarebell, original drummer in The Scorpions The Scorpions are estimated to have sold over 100 million records globally
News Music’s next big-money buyout will be the Middle East’s Qanawat Music, sources tell MBW Qanawat Music operates as a music distributor across the Middle East and North Africa
Analysis News Spotify is paying $310m to Barcelona for a sponsorship. According to our calculations, that’s more than it’s ever paid an artist in royalties. Spotify announced its big deal yesterday. It's worth 89.08 billion streams.
News PULSE Music Group forms publishing JV with Grammy-winning songwriter Starrah Starrah will sign and develop her own roster of artists, writers and producers
News Reservoir inks global publishing deal with Grammy-winning artist Killer Mike of Run The Jewels Atlanta-born Killer Mike has released four studio albums alongside his Run The Jewels partner, EL-P
Interviews Meet Italy’s Rude Records, the $4.6m-valued indie label aiming for an IPO by 2025 Label President Ilich Rausa discusses fund raising and expansion plans
News Sony Music buys minority stake in Walter Kolm’s WK Records Sony previously acquired a 50% stake in Kolm's separate management company
News Markku Lonnqvist named Chief Investment Officer at Hipgnosis Song Management Hipgnosis Song Management is the investment advisor to two Hipgnosis-branded funds: the UK-listed Hipgnosis Songs Fund, and the Blackstone-backed private fund, Hipgnosis Songs Capital