News Richa Goswami joins Pophouse Entertainment’s board of directors Goswami previously held roles in Fidelity International, HSBC, and Johnson & Johnson Consumer Health.
News John McClain, co-executor of the Michael Jackson Estate and veteran music executive, dies at 71 Alongside attorney John Branca, McClain was named co-executor of the Michael Jackson Estate in the singer's will following Jackson's death in 2009.
News Frank Rogers elevated to CEO of Spirit Music Frank Rogers previously served as Chief Creative Officer of Spirit Music, a role he has held since 2022.
Analysis Has Warner Turned A Corner? The latest 'Tim's Take' from Music Business Worldwide founder, Tim Ingham
News Ed Sheeran leaves Warner Music Group after 15 years – and 170 million albums sold The singer-songwriter revealed in a newsletter to fans that he parted ways with Atlantic Records and Asylum Records last month.
News From Spotify and UMG’s landmark AI deal to Shamrock’s $813M raise… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-up The biggest headlines from the past few days...
News P!NK, Julian Bunetta, and Harvey Mason jr. among honorees at NMPA’s 2026 Annual Meeting P!NK will receive this year's NMPA Songwriter Icon Award.
News Paul McCartney to host global TikTok LIVE Q&A ahead of new album release The event will kick off TikTok LIVE Premiere – the platform's new flagship LIVE series
News Universal Music Group and TikTok strike new multi-year licensing deal — with expanded AI protections for artists and songwriters Global deal will also see TikTok and UMG work together to remove unauthorized AI-generated music from the platform
Interviews Warner Music COO, Armin Zerza: Music is under-monetized, under-digitized, and ripe for ‘years of productivity’ Zerza appeared at the JPMorgan Global Technology, Media and Communications Conference on Wednesday (May 20)
News Stability AI launches new audio models that can generate 6-minute music tracks Three of the four models are open-weight, meaning they are free to download and build upon.
News Wixen doubles damages demand to $102M in expanded copyright lawsuit against Meta Wixen says it believes the total number of infringed works to be "well over one thousand."
News UMPG and 45RPM sign Academy Award-winning composer Daniel Blumberg Blumberg won the Oscar for Best Original Score at the 97th Academy Awards in March 2025 for his work on Brady Corbet's The Brutalist.
Interviews Chord Music Partners’ John Chapman on the next wave of capital heading for music rights Alongside Sam Hendel, Chapman runs Dundee Partners, the investment office of the Hendel family
News After selling Taylor Swift her masters, Shamrock closes new $813M fund – targeting rights including music Shamrock's Content Strategy has grown to more than $3.3 billion in AUM across equity and debt products over the past decade