Interviews ‘The music industry can feel like playing the lottery for musicians. But those building communities on Twitch are getting rewarded.’ Twitch's Tracy Chan answers MBW's questions
Analysis Blog Wax on, wax off: unblocking the great vinyl logjam Columnist Eamonn Forde's 12-point checklist to fix the vinyl backlog
News As merch bounces back, Universal hires Matt Young to lead Bravado as President Ex-Warner executive will steer UMG's flagship merch company in post-pandemic era
News Music’s rosy fitness story hits a speedbump, as Peloton reduces annual revenue forecast Company reduces annual forecast by up to $1 billion
Analysis Blog Box clutter: why special edition albums need to forget the kitchen sink drama Columnist Eamonn Forde delves into the world of anniversary boxsets...
News The A&R Awards 2021: A night where everyone kinda won It was about Doc, Dipesh, and Depeche; Bello and Boatengs; Antwi and Ashley
News Tencent Music Entertainment revenues hit $1.2bn in Q3, up 3% YoY Tencent Music Entertainment Group has published its financial results for Q3 2021
News Rachel Kelly joins Utopia Music as Vice President for Australia Exec will be in charge of setting up Utopia’s activities in Australia, New Zealand and other Australasian key territories
News Mary Viscomi joins financial management platform Voly as Head of Music Viscomi joins Voly from talent management company YMU
Interviews ‘The artists you stick with for a long time are those who understand that there are ups and downs.’ Verdigris Management founder Sam Denniston on managing two of the UK’s most acclaimed dance acts, life away from labels and avoiding the blame game...
Interviews ‘I used to listen to the charts and think, what’s all this sh**? But I couldn’t hate something I wanted to be successful at.’ He was the lead vocalist in one of Britain’s most hotly-tipped bands, before going on to join The Streets. Now, Rob Harvey is finding new levels of success as a pop songwriter...
Interviews ‘At the end of the day, we’re in this business because we’re music people.’ Ed Howard and Briony Turner have long been A&R stars of the UK industry. Now they’re running one of its premier labels – and making big changes...
News John Dawkins named UK Managing Director at Various Artists Management Dawkins' appointment is effective immediately, and he will be based in London
News Universal Music Publishing China opens new office in Shanghai The company says the move 'significantly expands UMPG’s operations in China'