News Indie orgs critical of Downtown’s $775m sale to Universal/Virgin Music call for authorities to block deal Independent orgs claim deal will 'distort the global music market'.
News Robert Kyncl talks new talent, new heights, and No.1s Read WMG CEO Robert Kyncl's internal note to staff...
News Brazilian judge imposes streaming ‘ban’ on Adele’s Million Years Ago in plagiarism dispute Sony and Universal can still appeal the decision that bans streaming and physical sales of 'Million Years Ago' worldwide
Analysis News 4 observations on… Downtown’s agreed $775 million sale to Universal Music Group/Virgin Music Group It's one of the year's biggest deals – and it's come right at the final whistle of the year. We dig deeper into the details.
News SoundCloud launches $3.25-a-month Artist tier targeting ‘emerging and aspiring’ musicians The new tier offers many of the same services as the Next Pro tier
News Anghami secures $55m investment from OSN Group following companies’ merger The new investment is aimed at expanding Anghami's content library and 'enhancing the user experience through cutting-edge technologies'
Analysis On… the New York State of things – and dinner with Robert Kyncl. MBW founder Tim Ingham on 48 hours in New York City, and three hours with Warner's boss
Analysis News From the United States vs. TikTok to Sony pulling its catalog from Boomplay… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Antonious Porch, SoundCloud’s General Counsel and Chief Diversity Officer to exit; Ama Walton promoted to EVP & General Counsel Porch to join magazine publisher Condé Nast as its new General Counsel in February
Analysis On… Drake, disgust, and Discovery Mode. What drove the Canadian star's legal filings, and what might the consequence of his actions be for the music industry?
News Warner Music Japan, NBCUniversal Japan team up on anime-related music Warner's ADA will begin distribution of NBCUJ's artists and catalog in early 2025
Music Business Jobs Future Classic Future Classic – Digital Marketer (US) Required: at least 2 years of experience in digital marketing, artist management, digital sales, or influencer marketing or other music industry rolesJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: Los Angeles, United StatesApplications for this position have now closed.
Interviews Steve Stoute talks independence, emerging markets and how UnitedMasters artist FloyyMenor scored TikTok’s biggest song of 2024 Gata Only, released independently via UnitedMasters, was the most popular track globally on the platform this year
News Becky G’s ‘POR EL CONTRARIO’ is Vevo’s most watched music video in 2024 with 313m global views “This year’s rankings reflect the continuing globalization of music, and 2024 was a year of firsts for genres like Country, Hip-Hop and Regional Mexican..."
Interviews ‘We’re going to change the economics of the Indian publishing business.’ MBW's Trailblazers series meets Aayushman Sinha, founder of India-based management company, REPRESENT