News Burna Boy named most-streamed Nigerian artist of all-time on Apple Music, following UK album chart success with ‘I Told Them…’ Superstar became the first-ever international Afrobeats artist to secure a UK No.1 album
News Universal Music Middle East & North Africa strikes partnership in Egypt with Harb Management Talent Agency Companies will jointly work on local talent discovery, development, music production, marketing and promo, live events, and brand partnerships
News Spotify threatens Uruguay exit amid proposed changes to music copyright law Parliament of Uruguay is voting on a budget bill that includes proposals around 'equitable remuneration' for performers
News Rick Ross and Maybach Music Group strike partnership with Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma Also joining gamma is Breyon Prescott, including his Chameleon Entertainment label and catalog
News Hipgnosis Songs Fund Chair, Andrew Sutch, to step down; all-important ‘continuation vote’ looks likely to happen on October 26 Shareholders will vote on whether to keep Hipgnosis Songs Fund as a close-ended investment entity next month
Interviews With 20bn streams to date and annual revenues of over €25m, Romania’s Global Records sets its sights on expansion in the GSA region Diana Munteanu, Head of Label at Global Records, and Julian-Dominik Vicari, the company's new market head in Germany on the company's strategy for the GSA region.
News Quincy Jones receives first-ever Peace Through Music Award from Recording Academy and US State Department The Recording Academy has partnered with the US State Department on the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative
Interviews ‘Our plan is to further build Mushroom as a global independent powerhouse.’ MBW’s World Leaders series speaks to Mushroom Group CEO Matt Gudinski
News Lauren Apolito promoted to Executive Vice President at SESAC-owned Rumblefish Rumblefish was acquired by SESAC in 2014
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Justin Kalifowitz Downtown's founder reflects on the songs that have helped shape his life and career
News TikTok music marketing agency Round makes key promotions, plans expansion in the US and LATAM Round claims to have delivered more than '1.5 billion engagements' across its campaigns for various superstar artists
News Primary Wave strikes ‘multi-million-dollar’ catalog deal with estate of iconic songwriter P.F. Sloan Primary Wave acquire Sloan’s publishing and writer’s share in his works, as well his master royalty income
News Walter Kolm’s WK Entertainment forms partnership with Andres Castro’s Hits Don’t Lie Companies enter co-management deal for Latin music stars Zion & Lennox and Silvestre Dangond
News Estate of ‘Let’s Get It On’ co-writer drops appeal in Ed Sheeran ‘Thinking Out Loud’ copyright battle Estate of Ed Townsend withdraws motion for appeal
Interviews ‘Companies overlook niche markets. That is something we are starting to change.’ ONErpm's Martin Price on the independent company's global expansion...