Interviews ‘What we’re building at Downtown has never been done before.’ Andrew Bergman and Justin Kalifowitz on Downtown Music Holdings, present and future...
News Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s first statement to investors as the CEO of a publicly-traded Universal Music Group UMG boss outlines "long-term, career-oriented" vision for the future
News Here’s exactly what Spotify, Apple and other streaming services want to pay songwriters from 2023 onwards. MBW rifles through the filings of Big Tech to see what the likes of Google and Spotify are proposing
News Sony Music Publishing strikes partnership with Punjabi/Hindi content specialist White Hill Music SMP to provide global publishing services, including administration, sync, and catalog promotion
News Lara Fox joins AEG Global Partnerships as Vice President The AEG Global Partnerships team act as an internal agency for AEG and AEG Presents
News Cécile Rap-Veber named Chief Executive Officer at Sacem, David El Sayegh promoted to Deputy CEO Rap-Veber is the first woman to become CEO of Sacem since its creation in 1851
Interviews ‘I wake up every day and I don’t know what is going to happen. Life is never dull.’ MBW's latest World's Greatest Managers interview is with Stuart Camp, Ed Sheeran's main man and the founder of Grumpy Old Management
Analysis Blog The major labels are taking a beating in the UK. Will they end up turning their back? A run of major-bashing moves have been made by political quarters in the UK. Will there be unintended consequences?
News Most people agree that Spotify should pay songwriters more. But where’s this money going to come from? David Israelite, CEO and President of the National Music Publishers Association, on why he's fuming over Big Tech's latest move
News Andrea Bocelli signs exclusive multi-album global deal with Universal Music Group He has sold over 90 million albums to date and generated more than five billion streams
News Jeannette Perez promoted to President and Chief Operating Officer at Kobalt Perez will partner with Kobalt CEO, Laurent Hubert, to run the day-to-day operations of the company
News Titania Altius joins PPL as Head of Member Relations Altius will be responsible for the Member Relations and Development teams within PPL’s Member Services department
News Warner Music UK partners with Rio Ferdinand Foundation to run career guidance and mentoring programs during Black History Month Partnership will offer young people workshops and personal development programs
News Universal’s Bravado strikes global merchandise partnership with the Spice Girls The Spice Girls have sold more than 90m records globally
News Maximilian Kolb promoted to EVP Repertoire and Marketing, Continental Europe at BMG He was previously Managing Director GSA