Analysis Record labels are seeing slower growth from streaming. But growth is still growth. Talking Trends: MBW founder, Tim Ingham, looks at the latest numbers to tumble out of the music business
News Elena Awbrey named Executive Manager at YMU Music in the US Awbrey was an independent artist manager before joining YMU
News TEG appoints Toby Leighton-Pope as Managing Director, TEG Europe Leighton-Pope was formerly the co-CEO of AEG Presents UK, from 2016 to December 2021
News Shopify invests in music commerce app Single The company has also launched token-gated commerce and content features to its app
Analysis News Steve Cooper is leaving Warner Music Group. Will one of these 53 people replace him as CEO? MBW runs down a bunch of executives that might just have a shot of being Warner Music Group's new boss
News Snapchat hires Warner exec Maaliq Joseph as Manager of Music Artists Partnerships He will report to Francis Roberts, Snap’s Head of Creator Partnerships
News After raising $150m last month, music experiences company Pollen lets 150+ staff go 'There are no more planned changes,' says Co-Founder and CEO Callum Negus-Fancey
News Mark Hoppus, Nick Lippman and Sherry Saeedi launch ‘venture capital-like’ artist incubator, Verswire Co-founders include veteran manager Nick Lippman and Veeps co-founder & COO Sherry Saeedi, with Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz serving as strategic advisor
Analysis News Last week, Daniel Ek bought $50m in Spotify stock. Today, Spotify’s share price sunk to an all-time low. Ek tweeted on Friday that he believed Spotify's "best days are ahead"
Analysis Interviews The Fed just raised interest rates. So did the Bank Of England. A leading music asset valuer explains why it isn’t worrying. Citrin Cooperman's Nari Matsuura explains, in detail, why her firm's Discount Rate for music assets isn't changing
News From Universal’s $2.46bn in Q1 to the record labels and publishers’ major settlement: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Music and experiences company Pollen raises $150m in Series C round Pollen has created exclusive travel experiences featuring artists like J Balvin, Justin Bieber, and Duran Duran
News BMG to release first David Bowie film officially sanctioned by his estate Tony Visconti to serve as the film's music producer
News Universal’s merch company, Bravado, appoints Epic Rights co-founder Jesper Poulsen as General Manager Poulsen was mentored by his fellow Epic Rights co-founder, Dell Furano
Interviews ‘The pandemic reminded people how much they wanted to be at a show.’ Ben Lovett’s tvg Hospitality has raised $50m. Here, the Mumford & Sons musician and entrepreneur explains how his firm plans to spend that money…