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
News From the United States’ $15bn revenue to Downtown’s $200m indie artist fund: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Irving Azoff’s Iconic Artists Group buys bundle of rights from Nat King Cole estate Deal encompasses a broad range of rights from Cole’s career
Uncategorized B2B streaming platform Tuned Global teams up with AI music company Musiio for API integration Tuned Global’s clients now have access to Musiio’s AI technology
News Downtown launches $200m fund to invest in independent artists and entrepreneurs Fund is supported by a new credit facility with Bank of America
Analysis Blog We’ve come a long way together, and it’s just the beginning… Mitch Glazier, CEO and Chairman of the RIAA, writes an exclusive op/ed for Music Business Worldwide on 2021's figures
Analysis News With $15bn in revenue, 2021 was the US record industry’s biggest EVER year (kind of…) MBW reveals historic numbers for the US market last year (although you should really factor in inflation)