News Primary Wave buys stake in Luther Vandross publishing and master recording income stream as part of $40m deal (report) Vandross has sold over 40 million records worldwide
News Superstar EDM duo Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike team up with Sony and Tencent’s JV label, Liquid State in China 300+ song strong catalog to be licensed to Liquid State in China
News Exceleration Music acquires Chicago-based label Bloodshot Records Exceleration was founded by indie sector executives Glen Barros, John Burk, Charles Caldas, Amy Dietz, and Dave Hansen
Interviews ‘I wake up every day and I don’t know what is going to happen. Life is never dull.’ MBW's latest World's Greatest Managers interview is with Stuart Camp, Ed Sheeran's main man and the founder of Grumpy Old Management
Analysis News The name’s bonds. Music bonds. How the genius of Bowie bonds is making a comeback, 14 years after they went away
Interviews ‘I would like to see the music industry develop a more positive relationship with technology companies.’ Mary Megan Peer discusses lessons learned across her career, how to run a successful publishing company, and a few big picture issues
News 6 of the most innovative digital music platforms you might not have heard of… from around the world A round-up of some of the most forward-thinking digital platforms across gaming, social media and fitness that Tuned Global counts as partners
News Apple Music launches $4.99 Voice Plan ‘designed around the power of Siri’ Voice Plan subscribers have full playback controls including unlimited song-skipping through Siri
News Reactional Music wants gamers to make in-game music purchases, using its patented music integration engine New tech promises to let users personalize their gaming experience to their favourite songs or artists
Analysis News From Spotify vs. songwriters to Adele vs. our emotions: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest stories of the past five days – and why they matter
News Another massive music deal, as Spirit Music Group parent strikes $500m alliance with Northleaf Capital Partners Northleaf has more than $18 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments under management
Interviews News What do Blackstone’s billions mean for Merck Mercuriadis’ mission for songwriters? The Hipgnosis founder joins Blackstone's Qasim Abbas in MBW's in-depth interview RE: the deal everyone's talking about
News The SEC just green-lit the sale of shares in a hit song – and fans can buy them for $16 SongVest has received what it says is the first SEC qualification of music royalties
News Andrea Bocelli signs exclusive multi-album global deal with Universal Music Group He has sold over 90 million albums to date and generated more than five billion streams
News Reservoir joins $12m Series B funding round in podcast company Audio Up Funding round was led by SiriusXM