News Benny Brown acquires Wide Open Music, launches new publishing firm North Chapel Music The deal transfers Wide Open's entire catalog to Brown's new venture, including hits by Brett Young, George Birge and Matt Stell.
Interviews ‘We are the home for the modern African music entrepreneur.’ MBW’s World Leaders series meets Olukorede 'Kay' Ikazoboh, Head of Nigeria for Virgin Music Group
News Founder of music streaming service BlueBeat indicted over alleged $3.1m fraud scheme A federal grand jury has indicted Hank Risan, the 70-year-old founder of music streaming service BlueBeat, on four counts of wire fraud
News Warner Music appoints Lo Ting-Fai as President of Asia-Pacific Lofai’s appointment fits into Robert Kyncl's plan to strengthen Warner’s presence in the region’s fast-changing music scene
News Warner Music Group regains momentum: underlying recorded music revenues up 8.3% YoY in calendar Q2, subscription revenues up 8.5% Warner, led by Robert Kyncl, saw a reacceleration of growth in key metrics
News Amid legal battle, Salt-N-Pepa claims UMG ‘keeps us from re-releasing our music’ Cheryl James and Sandra Denton told Good Morning America co-anchor Robin Roberts that UMG removed their music from streaming platforms.
News Exclusive: Kobalt’s AI deal with Suno rival ElevenLabs guarantees publishing ‘parity’ with recorded music MBW has confirmed details of this potentially precedent-setting deal, which could reshape the music industry's approach to generative AI licensing.
News Sony Music sues Napster over $9.2M in alleged unpaid royalties, up to $37.5M in copyright claims Sony Music claims Napster has been delinquent on payments for over a year while collecting subscription fees from “millions of paying users.”
News Indie merch firms Down Right Merchandise and Overcast Merch merge to launch Armada The new entity will operate as a single company with over 170 employees, over 250 stores, and operations spanning from Boston to Long Beach.
News beatBread raises $124M from backers including Citi to help fund artist advances The company received equity investment from Citi, Deciens Capital, Mucker Capital, and Advantage Capital, with additional credit facilities provided by GMO
Interviews Rafael Ricardo Jiménez-Dan on building Rimas, staying independent, and why he’s all in on music publishing The founder of one of the world's most important independent labels speaks out on its foundations, and the future of the business
News NetEase Cloud Music sues SM Entertainment over market dominance claims (report) In January, NetEase Cloud Music secured a temporary deal to keep SM's catalog available beyond the January 31 contract deadline.
News Jake Holmes and Led Zeppelin’s Jimmy Page reach settlement in ‘Dazed and Confused’ copyright dispute The agreement "resolves the entire case" between the parties, though terms remain undisclosed
News Musixmatch says LyricFind trying to ‘distract from its business failures’ with antitrust lawsuit LyricFind is suing Musixmatch, arguing that an exclusivity deal with Warner Chappell Music violates US antitrust law
News SESAC Music Group raises $889M via whole business securitization, three-times oversubscribed The WBS transaction, the company's fourth, brings SESAC's total outstanding debt to about $1.1 billion