News 88Rising inks exclusive global deal with Kobalt Deal expands relationship with Asian music and culture company
Analysis More and more corporate brands are starting their own record labels (again). Will they last? Are brand-led labels a threat or an opportunity for music's incumbent powers?
News Max Richter signs new global deal with Universal Music Group Partnership is across Decca Records, Decca Publishing and Deutsche Grammophon
News Deezer inks first MENA telco deal with Saudi Telecom Company Streaming company launched in the Middle East in October 2018
News Tony Harlow named Chairman & CEO of Warner Music UK “Tony has a depth and diversity of experience that few can match," says Max Lousada
News Juice WRLD: BMG, Interscope lead tributes to rapper after he dies aged 21 "Juice made a profound impact on the world in such a short period of time."
News Aviator on expanding into management, re-launching its label… and the future Aviator founder and CEO Alexander Seidl, along with COO, Lindsay Jones, bring MBW up to speed
News Kobalt signs Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto to publishing deal Sakamoto has won multiple awards including a Grammy, an Oscar, a BAFTA and two Golden Globes
News peermusic re-signs Nashville songwriter Michael Tyler to exclusive deal He has also delivered cuts for the likes of Blake Shelton, Tyler Farr, LoCash and more
News The Beatles merch finds new home at Sony Music’s The Thread Shop in North America First wave of merchandise will be introduced with a Beatles pop-up store in New York from December 11-22
Interviews VEVO 10: ‘When we talk about our audience to advertisers, it solves a problem for them’ Kevin McGurn on the evolution of monetizing music video
Interviews ‘My goal is to have 250,000 songs and be worth $1 billion.’ Jon Singer talks MBW through the management buyout – and the future – of Spirit Music Group
News Spotify overtakes Deezer’s subscriber base in France – but, says Deezer, SPOT can’t match its payouts What's a 'market leader'? Interesting question...
News MLC hires Richard Thompson as Chief Information Officer and selects partners to develop data portal Exec to oversee development and launch of organization's data platform
News Merck Mercuriadis’ Hipgnosis Songs Fund is already worth over $850m Can Merck Mercuriadis build a billion dollar business within two years of trading?