News Jennifer Cabalquinto named Chief Financial Officer at EMPIRE Exec previously held Chief Financial Officer positions at 2K Games, Universal Studios Hollywood and more
News Annual revenues at UK collection society PRS For Music topped $1.1bn in 2022 PRS welcomed almost 7,000 new writer, composer and publisher members in 2022
News Revenues at UK licensing org, PPL, hit record high in 2022, up 7.8% to £272.6m It was the highest level of revenue in the company’s 89-year history
Interviews Austin Daboh on music, tech, AI, and the future of artist marketing The Atlantic Records UK EVP joins the Music Business Worldwide podcast
Analysis Blog Why the power of AI may hold the key to distributing wealth throughout the music industry (Part 2) This MBW op/ed comes from Ran Geffen, founder of XR connect development agency OMR and CEO of Amusica Song Management in Israel.
News Jody Gerson to receive ICMP Ralph Peer II Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Music Publishing Jody Gerson, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Publishing Group, to be presented with the award at Abbey Road Studios in London on July 10
News SoundCloud’s new ‘Fans’ tool lets artists DM their superfans Fans is currently in beta with over 10,000 artists, including Warner Music Group artists
News Spotify rival Anghami doubles down on artificial intelligence with AI-powered podcast and newsroom Company says its AI-Powered Personalized Podcast is the first of its kind in the world
Interviews BMG’s Hartwig Masuch and Thomas Coesfeld on hits, efficiency – and spending $400m on catalog acquisitions in 2022 BMG's current CEO and its incoming CEO both sit down with MBW to discuss the company's ambitions
News From Ed Sheeran’s court victory to Spotify deleting Boomy uploads… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest music biz headlines from the past week, all in one place
News Ed Sheeran wins Marvin Gaye copyright infringement trial The Manhattan jury reached its decision after around three hours of deliberations
Analysis News Larry Jackson’s $1bn-backed gamma expands into Africa and the Middle East, led by Naomi Campbell and Sipho Dlamini Sub-Saharan Africa was, in percentage terms, the fastest-growing recorded music region in the world in 2022
Analysis Ad-supported music streaming is broken. Resso, Deezer, and Gaana have all cut their free tiers in the past year. Will more services follow?
News Paul Trueman joins artist marketing platform un:hurd as COO, Hazel Savage joins firm’s Board of Directors News follows the company’s recent seven-figure investment round led by Kobalt Music’s founder and Chairman, Willard Ahdritz
News Matt Riley promoted to Managing Director of AWAL in the UK, Victoria Needs and Sam Potts upped to SVP roles Based in London, Riley will report directly to Paul Hitchman, President of AWAL