News Universal inks licensing agreement with Nordic fitness service Mentra by SATS Deal will allow Mentra fitness users to exercise to UMG’s catalog of recorded music across the Nordic region
News Elvis Costello inks exclusive worldwide music publishing deal with BMG BMG to administer rights to all his songs dating back to debut album My Aim Is True, released in 1977
News Jenn Hovick named Vice President of Artist and Label Development at AWAL Hovick joined AWAL in 2018 to lead the company’s B2B business
News Wise Music Group acquires Italy-based publisher Baby Angel Music BAM catalog contains over 15,000 songs
News Anghami set for NASDAQ listing as SPAC shareholders approve merger Proposed merger with Vistas Media Acquisition Company values Anghami at $220m
News Ingrooves expands into Iceland with acquisition of label and distributor Alda Music Alda CEO Sölvi Blöndal will continue to lead the company's team in Reykjavík
Analysis News From Sony’s big merch move to Hipgnosis buying Kenny Chesney’s royalties: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories of the week – and why they matter
News Believe muscles in on the majors, with landmark performance on French album chart in 2021 "This illustrates Believe's ability to become a leader in one of the world's largest markets with a model that combined organic growth with strategic partnerships."
News Exceleration Music makes raft of new hires Mike Gillespie, Bela Zecker, Andy Lewis, Emma Walker and David Piechota join the indie music company
News Sony buys full ownership of Ultra Records; Patrick Moxey exits, David Waxman takes over as President Sony acquired a stake in Ultra Records in 2013 as part of a strategic investment into the company
News Massarsky Consulting, which valued music assets worth over $6.5 billion last year, has been acquired by Citrin Cooperman Barry Massarsky founded Massarsky Consulting in 1992 – now he and Nari Matsuura are joining Citrin Cooperman
News Ari Gelaw named Vice President, Creative at Sony Music Publishing Gelaw will be responsible for advancing songwriter development across Sony Music Publishing’s US roster
Interviews With 11bn streams to date and annual revenues of $17m, Global Records is one of the CEE region’s biggest hits… Head of Label Diana Munteanu on opportunities in Russia, and expansion into Western Europe
News Utopia acquires the UK’s Proper Music Group, launches Distribution Services unit Fast-growing music tech company acquires again
News Hipgnosis and Blackstone acquire 80% of Kenny Chesney’s recorded music royalties Country superstar inks deal that also covers his neighboring rights and SoundExchange royalties