News MENA-based Netflix rival OSN+ to acquire majority stake in Anghami OSN to invest up to $50m in Anghami, as companies merge to create music and video streaming powerhouse in the MENA region
Analysis The modern record industry is moving into its ‘cut to grow’ phase. On layoffs at Warner Music Group and BMG, and an upcoming cost savings program at Universal Music Group
News Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects teams up with Moneybagg Yo’s Loaf Boyz ventures label Upcoming projects include a Loaf Boyz compilation album and new music from Memphis-based MC Kevo Muney.
Analysis News From superstar artist voice clones on YouTube Shorts to HYBE’s expansion into Latin Music… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days.
Analysis WMG’s Robert Kyncl expects more artist-centric streaming deals, and 2 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Warner Music Group's CEO weighed in on YouTube's new AI tool that clones superstars' voices, and said he's talking to politicians about AI regulation.
News SM Entertainment joins $8m funding round for Web3 K-Pop agency Modhaus The investment was led by US venture capital firm Sfermion
News Riot Games and BMG strike strategic partnership, extend global publishing admin deal Venture will focus on signing and servicing songwriters to frontline publishing deals with BMG
News YouTube is clamping down on AI-generated clones of superstars The video platform is also rolling out mandatory labeling of AI-generated or "synthetic" content.
News CD Baby unveils CDB Boost feature to help indie songwriters get paid CDB Boost offers a new approach to royalty fee management for a one-time fee of $39.99 per album or single.
News Warner Records launches country music JV with Charly Salvatore’s Underscore Works JV to discover and develop new talent comes amid a banner year for the country music genre
Analysis Live Nation’s Michael Rapino lays out the argument for why concerts – not streaming – are the future of the music biz Rapino spoke at length at Liberty Media's investor conference in New York last week, breaking down the economics of his company's field
Analysis Believe has developed software that detects AI-made music with 98% accuracy. What might this mean for the future? Believe's "AI Radar" could help the streamer and music distributor establish itself as a "responsible" user of AI technology.
News BandLab rolls out distribution service in partnership with FUGA BandLab's music-making app, partly built on AI-driven tech, has attracted over 60m registered users to date
News Warner Music Group has signed up for Deezer’s ‘artist-centric’ royalties model in France News follow's Deezer's announcement of the new model with Universal Music Group in September
News Amazon’s music streaming division hit with round of layoffs Online retail and technology giant Amazon has reportedly started making layoffs in its music unit