News Spotify inks licensing deal with India’s oldest label, Saregama Deal will see 100,000 songs added to Spotify's catalog in the market
Analysis News China’s NetEase Cloud Music, with over 800m users, gains rights to use 1.3m Warner Chappell songs Deal comes as Tencent exclusivity deals are said to be expected to expire over next two years
News Primary Wave takes equity interest in podcast production studio, Audio Up Company is led by founder and CEO Jared Gutstadt
Analysis Blog ‘Ultimately our people, our human capital, is the most important asset of our business, and we need to take care of it.’ Denis Ladegaillerie, Believe CEO, on what his company has done during COVID lockdown – and why
News Round Hill expands recordings division with new rock label Black Hill Records Los Angeles-based label will be distributed worldwide by The Orchard
News Sony is building a team ‘dedicated to reimagining music through immersive media’ – using Fortnite maker Epic Games’ Unreal Engine Series of job vacancies spotted by MBW opens up more possibilities for 'One Sony'
Analysis People over 45, not Millennials, are driving music subscription growth in the UK No less than 60% of new subscribers in the past year were 45 or older
News Bucks Music Group inks sub-publishing deal with Velvetica Music in France Deal sees companies represent each other in their respective territories
News Warner inks exclusive global distribution deal with children’s entertainment giant Mattel Deal will see WMG's Arts Music division act as the sole distributor of Mattel’s catalog of more than 1,000 songs
Analysis News The music business has so much to learn from Epic Games From online retailing to virtual humans... the Fortnite maker is one step ahead on it all
News Reservoir signs songwriter & producer Keith ‘Ten4’ Sorrells to worldwide publishing deal Deal includes global rights to Sorrell’s entire catalog of works including No.1 single I Love Me performed by Demi Lovato and new single Actions by John Legend
News Sarah Pickering and Chris Jones promoted to Co-Heads of sync team at Sony/ATV Music Publishing UK They will report directly to Sony/ATV UK Co-Managing Directors David Ventura and Tim Major
News Merck Mercuriadis has spent over $1 billion on songs in less than 2 years… and he’s about to do it all over again Hipgnosis CEO joins the MBW Podcast to talk deals, ambitions... and industry controversy
News Paradigm exec Dave Curtin joins Songtradr as VP of US Partnerships Executive was formerly the SVP of Licensing and Branded Content at Paradigm Talent Agency
News Mixcloud adds live streaming feature for DJs, artists and audio creators "We are very focused on helping creators generate more income directly from their fans via their live streams."