News Believe buys controlling stake in India-based label Think Music for $14.6m Believe has acquired a 76% stake in the company
Interviews For a fund with over $1bn to spend on music rights, Tempo is rather quiet. It likes things that way. Tempo CEO Josh Empson explains his Providence-owned fund's strategy in the music business
News NFT platform Unblocked to release Cypress Hill digital collectables in partnership with Primary Wave Unblocked investors include Shawn Mendes, music manager Andrew Gertler and more
News Aaron Bogucki promoted to Global Head of Audience Development at AWAL AWAL launches newly structured global team who will specialize in identifying, targeting and engaging artists’ audiences around the world
News Levantine Music joins independent licensing agency IMPEL Los Angeles-based publisher is focused on music from the MENA region
News ABBA’s first new studio album in 40 years sold in excess of 1m combined album units globally in its first week Voyage also debuted at No.1 on album charts in 18 countries
News Exceleration Music acquires rights to Justin Townes Earle recordings Exceleration says that the deal with the estate extends beyond the term of his licensing agreement with Chicago-based Bloodshot Records
News Spotify expands into six new countries, including Venezuela and Iraq Spotify is now available in 184 markets
News Reservoir acquires hit songs by platinum-selling songwriter and producer Dallas Austin Catalog spans several decades and includes hit songs such as Boyz II Men’s Motownphilly
Interviews Meet the executive who was investing in music rights long before it was fashionable. Darren Michaelson, a long-time investor into music, gives his view on the market and where it's going
News Downtown Neighbouring Rights signs Lindsey Buckingham DNR has also integrated its neighbouring rights service with that of FUGA
News Downtown Music Services inks publishing deal with French band AIR The deal covers the band's full back catalogue
Blog ‘Vinyl is magical, my collection will forever be my pride and joy, but it has many parallels with the NFT experience.’ This MBW op/ed comes from Australian tech entrepreneur Max Shand, founder of music tech company Serenade
News TIDAL to launch user-centric royalties system and direct-to-artist payments TIDAL makes raft of announcements around membership tiers and artist payments
News Warner just raised $535 million in debt to buy… something. But what will it be? Could Warner swoop for 300, Concord – or something else entirely?