Interviews Denis Ladegaillerie sees the future of music. It looks nothing like the past. The Believe founder and CEO on taking his company private, the industry's 'middle tier' of artists, Universal/Downtown, and more
News Jules Parker joins MusicInfra as Chief Business Officer, as startup closes second funding round The funding round was led by MiddleGame Ventures, with participation from existing investors Raine, Snö Ventures and UTA Ventures.
News Michelle Jubelirer and Arjun Pulijal launch new venture, Soft Shock, backed by HarbourView Jubelirer is the former Chair and CEO of Capitol Music Group; Pulijal is the President of CMG
News Epidemic Sound launches AI tool that lets creators modify licensed tracks; expands artist compensation model The tool only works with “human-made music” from Epidemic Sound's existing catalog, avoiding the AI-generated content flooding other platforms.
News Sony and Spotify strike new global deals, including a direct agreement for Sony Music Publishing in the US All three majors have now inked direct publishing agreements with Spotify
Interviews Meet the new music streaming service that’s ditched algorithmic playlists… and it’s licensed by all three majors MBW's Trailblazers series meets Randy Fusee, CEO of music streaming platform Coda Music
News 1 in 3 chart-topping hits in Germany last year went viral on TikTok first, platform says TikTok is boasting that “the path to many chart successes begins" on its platform
News Fred Gillham promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Concord Label Group As COO, Gillham is directly responsible for Concord’s label services teams.
News Atlantic Music Group strikes joint venture with Ricky Hil’s Limosa Nostra Records Hil's manager, Louie Reed, Founder and CEO of Welcome To The Hotel, has been appointed President of Limosa Nostra
News Managers contribute USD $974m in value to UK music business, says new report Research shows that each £1 invested in management services generated £8 across the broader sector.
News HARDY sells select compositions to Spirit Music, inks exclusive publishing deal for future works The sale covers HARDY's ownership in songs that generated 16 No. 1 singles, but excludes "JACK," his first rock radio chart-topper.
News Republic Records makes gaming push in strategic partnership with Nothing Projects Interactive New Game OnlyHands scheduled for release in Q4 2025; lets players control avatars based on Republic Records artists
News Jody Gerson appointed to Board of Directors at retail giant Gap Inc. "I’m honored to join Gap Inc.’s Board of Directors and excited to bring my perspective and experience in the creative industries to the table," said Gerson.
Analysis I despair. I desp-AI-r. MBW founder Tim Ingham's latest MBW+ Review – on Deezer, AI music, and the growing fraud problem.
News Tracy Maddux leads ‘multi-million dollar’ investment round into OpenPlay, joins rights management platform’s board OpenPlay works with 3,500+ labels, distributors and publishers across 24 countries