News Music NFT platform OneOf, co-founded in partnership with Quincy Jones, raises $63m in seed funding Doja Cat, H.E.R., Quincy Jones, John Legend and others will release NFTs via the platform
Interviews How Tuned Global is helping fitness brands integrate licensed music into their virtual classes Tuned Global's Mario Forsyth on the convergence of the virtual fitness and music businesses
News Sony Music Publishing UK signs rock band Del Amitri to worldwide publishing deal Agreement covers the band’s entire catalog
News Former online dating company boss Jeronimo Folgueira named CEO of Deezer Hans-Holger Albrecht will continue to support Deezer as a Member of the Board of Directors
News Warner builds presence in Africa, striking deal with WCB-Wasafi and Diamond Platnumz The deal is described by Warner Music as an exclusive distribution deal with upstreaming
News Sony Music inks new licensing deals with Tencent Music and NetEase in China News comes after Universal and Sony both agreed new multi-year licensing deals in China
News Joe Kentish named President of Warner Records UK, as Phil Christie steps down Kentish has signed the likes of Dua Lipa and Griff during his tenure at Warner
Analysis Blog Unearthing the music industry’s buried treasure Chris Sheehan, founder of Karousel Music's Buried Treasure, on why re-energizing the past could unlock huge potential for the music industry
News Italy’s Artist First acquires 51% stake in digital media agency Officine Orange Company counts Samsung, Mercedes-Benz and Adidas among its existing clients
News PPL to support MBW’s World Leaders interview series "The World Leaders series plays an important role in recognising the talented individuals that contribute to this worldwide business, and PPL is proud to support it.”
Interviews ‘This is about the artist. It’s about the music. It’s not about you.’ Jimmy Iovine on his time as a producer - and how it shaped the rest of his career
News UK music industry body slams ‘retrograde’ government report on systemic racism in Britain "We believe much more can and should urgently be done to tackle racism and boost diversity and inclusion."
Analysis News After Spotify’s (slight) price hike, Warner Music Group boss Steve Cooper expects music streaming prices will begin ‘closing the gap’ on video services Cooper responds to Spotify's confirmation that it will be raising some prices in key markets, including the US
News European commercial broadcaster Bauer Media Audio launches subscription radio service in the UK Broadcaster says that it currently reaches over 20 million listeners a week in the UK
News Primary Wave buys Carl Sturken and Evan Rogers catalog, including master royalty income stream across Rihanna’s first seven albums 'Multi million dollar deal' includes hits from N’Sync, Kelly Clarkson, Donny Osmond, Nick Jonas and others