News Cat Kreidich named President of Warner’s ADA Former Sony exec Kreidich takes new role just months after joining Warner and ADA
People: Cat KreidichFormer President Exec was promoted to President of ADA in April 2021 and exited the role in July 2025.
Interviews Synchtank’s IRIS has already processed hundreds of millions of dollars. Now it’s being made available to music publishers large and small. Synchtank's speciality Royalty Accounting package provides a bespoke and scalable solution for a crucial and growing challenge
News BMG and KKR are ready to spend $1bn on music copyrights – and that’s just for starters… BMG's Hartwig Masuch and KKR's Nat Zilkha on the music industry's new acquisitive super-alliance
News Sony Music Publishing India signs global deal with Anand Audio Company represents over 5,000 tracks and over 700 original Kannada film soundtracks
News T-Series joins IPRS, marking a ‘watershed moment in the Indian music industry’ T-Series owns the world's biggest YouTube channel with over 178 million subscribers
Analysis News From Scooter Braun’s billion-dollar deal to Apple’s backing of UnitedMasters: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News Sony Music is buying Som Livre, Brazil’s biggest homegrown record label, for $255m MBW forecast a nine-figure buyout for Som Livre last month on these very pages
Analysis Blog NFTs: What songwriters and music publishers need to know 'Songwriters and copyright owners should be vigilant about NFT sales that implicate their work,' writes National Music Publishers' Association president & CEO, David Israelite
Analysis News Universal Music Group is raising $3.5 billion in financing. Will a spending spree follow? MBW obtains new UMG org chart, showing the importance of its Dutch company
Analysis News BMG’s annual revenues rose 1.9% to top $680m in 2020 Bertelsmann says company grew "thanks to [BMG's] focus on digital business and strong growth in music streaming"
News Gregg Goldman joins Concord as EVP, Business & Legal Affairs, Recorded Music as Larry Blake Retires Blake has worked in the entertainment business for over 40 years
News Reservoir could be going public via SPAC with $700m+ valuation Bloomberg reports that a public merger could be on the cards for acquisitive music rights company
News MBW’s Weekly Roundup: IFPI, BMG x KKR, Warner x Tencent, TuneIn, IMPALA The biggest music industry stories of the week, all in one place
News Alison Finley appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer at Motown Records Finley previously served as Senior Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs at UMG