News Burna Boy named most-streamed Nigerian artist of all-time on Apple Music, following UK album chart success with ‘I Told Them…’ Superstar became the first-ever international Afrobeats artist to secure a UK No.1 album
Interviews With its patented music integration engine and in-game purchases, Reactional Music claims to be ‘the missing link’ between the music and games industries. Reactional President David Knox on the opportunity for music in the gaming industry, and how the company’s technology works...
News Dominican superstar rapper El Alfa inks multi-million-dollar deal with Sound Royalties Sound Royalties provides royalty financing for music creators, independent labels, publishers, and distributors
Analysis 5 observations on… Epic Games’ sale of Bandcamp to Songtradr Here are five observations about what the deal means for Songtradr, Bandcamp, and other players in the music industry
News US Supreme Court to take up Warner Chappell case around limitations on copyright damages, after appeal over Flo Rida ‘In The Ayer’ lawsuit The US Supreme Court is set to make a decision on statutes of limitations for copyright lawsuits
News Saregama, India’s oldest label, buys majority stake in digital entertainment firm Pocket Aces in $20m deal Saregama has acquired a 51.8% stake in Pocket Aces
Analysis Warner Music Group boss Robert Kyncl on AI, why labels still exist, and 2 other things we learned from his Q&A at the Code Conference Kyncl spoke during a Q&A session at the Code Conference in Laguna Niguel, California, this week
Interviews With 20bn streams to date and annual revenues of over €25m, Romania’s Global Records sets its sights on expansion in the GSA region Diana Munteanu, Head of Label at Global Records, and Julian-Dominik Vicari, the company's new market head in Germany on the company's strategy for the GSA region.
News Jet, rock band behind ‘Are You Gonna Be My Girl’, strikes ‘landmark’ catalog deal with BMG 'Jet are a generation-defining band,' said Heath Johns, BMG President, Australia, New Zealand and South-East Asia
Analysis News Latin music generated $627m in US recorded music revenues in H1 2023 – up 14.8% YoY Latin music’s share of overall US recorded music revenues reached 7.5% in the first half of 2023, according to RIAA's Mid-Year 2023 Latin Music Report
Analysis News [PIAS] boss Kenny Gates on Deezer x Universal’s ‘artist-centric’ model: ‘For labels who invest every year, relentlessly, in new talent, this has to be good news.’ Thought the debate had died down? Think again...
Uncategorized K-Pop stars NewJeans to perform anthem for 2023 League of Legends World Championship Previous artists to have performed the anthem include Imagine Dragons and Lil Nas X
Interviews ‘Our plan is to further build Mushroom as a global independent powerhouse.’ MBW’s World Leaders series speaks to Mushroom Group CEO Matt Gudinski
News IFPI rolls out new music charts in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE, and North Africa Charts aim to provide official rankings of the top streaming tracks in countries across the MENA region
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Justin Kalifowitz Downtown's founder reflects on the songs that have helped shape his life and career