News Steeve Führ named CFO at Amuse Steeve Führ joins Amuse after six years as CFO at employee benefits platform Benify.
Analysis News The US’s ‘click-to-cancel’ rule could soon be law. What would that mean for streaming services? A click-to-cancel rule could have a serious downside for streaming services' revenues - but the global momentum for such a rule is growing
Analysis Has AI ushered in the Songwriting 2.0 era? The following op/ed comes from Ran Geffen Levy, Founder of OG.studio and CEO of Amusica Song Management
News Del Records CEO Ángel del Villar gets four years in prison for drug cartel ties Ángel del Villar was fined $2 million, while his company, Del Entertainment, also faces a $1.8 million penalty.
News From Chord Music Partners’ $2 billion+ raise to UMG’s Drake lawsuit drama… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past seven days... all in one place
News UMG’s Sir Lucian Grainge refutes ‘ridiculous’ claims in Drake lawsuit, confirms Universal bought star’s recorded music and publishing catalogs Grainge suggests Drake is attempting to waste his and UMG's time to gain media attention or financial concessions
News Yes, Pinkfong’s ‘Baby Shark’ is irritating. But it doesn’t infringe copyright, rules South Korea’s Supreme Court Pinkfong version is YouTube's most-viewed video of all time with over 16 billion plays, and has racked up a further 1 billion+ streams on Spotify
News Drake demands to see Kendrick Lamar contract details in discovery battle with Universal Music Group Drake is seeking to compel UMG to produce Sir Lucian Grainge's custodial files and an unredacted version of Kendrick Lamar's recording contract
Interviews ‘The work that songwriters do is literally life-saving; it’s an honour and a privilege to serve the membership.’ MBW meets PRS Chairman Stevie Spring to talk AI, growth, partners, and more...
Analysis Tencent Music now has 15 million ‘Super VIP’ subscribers. They helped drive music subs revenue up 17.1% YoY in Q2. TME's overall music operation, including ads, subscription, and merch sales, brushed USD $1 billion in revenues in the quarter
News SoundExchange slams judge’s ruling in SiriusXM case as ‘entirely wrong on the law’ Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York dismissed SoundExchange's $150 million lawsuit against SiriusXM
News Founder of music streaming service BlueBeat indicted over alleged $3.1m fraud scheme A federal grand jury has indicted Hank Risan, the 70-year-old founder of music streaming service BlueBeat, on four counts of wire fraud
News From Live Nation’s record Q2 concerts revenue to Kobalt’s new AI deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up The biggest headlines from the past seven days... all in one place
News ONErpm signs string of North American artists – including a Grammy winner Nashville-headquartered company announces quartet of newly-signed artists in line with cross-genre growth strategy
News After KATSEYE success, HYBE-Geffen launches talent search for second girl group – starting in Japan The selection process involves document review, three rounds of Tokyo-based screenings, and final judging in the US.