News Tencent Music Entertainment owned 2,564 active patents and 4,295 registered trademarks at the end of 2023 TME had applied for 4,768 patents in China and abroad as of the end December 2023
News Petri Mannonen appointed CEO of Universal Music Finland Universal notes that domestic artists dominate Spotify's local Top 50 in Finland
News Drake and Travis Scott collaborator Cardo sells publishing catalog to Kilometre Music, as fund’s total music rights spend nears USD $150m Kilometre says that its latest acquisition covers about 350 songs
News Former Syco and Ultra execs launch Heatwave Records to sign artists from emerging markets New company describes itself as 'a borderless label focused on connecting the dots for music worldwide'
News TikTok: We shut down Merlin negotiation over fears about streaming fraud TikTok recently scrapped re-licensing discussions with Merlin
Analysis News TikTok Music is over. But elsewhere, TikTok is making some interesting music-related moves… Here are three interesting things MBW has spotted about TikTok's music moves in recent weeks...
Music Business Jobs FUGA FUGA – Senior Marketing Strategy Manager, Classical/Jazz (UK, NL, DE, SE) As this role has a primary focus in the Classical and Jazz genres, we’re looking for a candidate with strong passion and knowledge of this space, with prior experience in marketing or promotions across this segment of the music industryJob type: Marketing/Digital MarketingLocation: Amsterdam, StockholmApplications for this position have now closed.
Analysis News From TikTok Music’s shutdown to Atlantic Music Group’s new leadership team… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News The Music Business UK Awards 2024 in association with YouTube: The finalists revealed! The UK's finest will duke it out for prizes aplenty on the evening of Tuesday, November 5
News Major music companies send letter to Canada’s CRTC, urging it not to regulate streaming as if it were radio Streaming services will be required to pay 5% of their Canadian revenue to support local content, including radio stations
News Warner Music Group is shutting its TuneCore rival, Level Music Level to cease operations on Thursday, July 31, 2025
News Sony Music Publishing renews global publishing deal with Latin Music superstar Edgar Barrera Deal extends longstanding partnership, which began in 2014
News Believe finalizes acquisition of Turkey’s Dogan Music Company, following green light from regulators Believe CEO Denis Ladegaillerie has made it clear he plans to continue the company's global expansion
News Corey Sheridan exits Global Music Strategy role at TikTok, joins Warner’s ADA as Global Head of Commerce & Revenue Exec secured partnerships with streaming platforms to power TikTok’s ‘Add to Music App’ feature
News YouTube Music gets more expensive as users in 16 countries report major price hikes for YouTube Premium Some YouTube Premium subscribers report getting notifications of price hikes of more than 40%