Analysis News The three major music publishers now own or control over 10 million songs between them (kind of) Investor figures from the three majors suggest they are – or will soon be – looking after double-digit millions of songs
Analysis News After a ‘challenging’ H1, Netflix beats expectations to add 2.4m subs in Q3 Netflix's total paid subscriber base at the end of Q3 was 223 million
News Sony Music inks new partnership with Kuwait-based creative studio GHMZA to sign Khaleeji pop artists Bader Al Shuaibi and Bashar al-Shatti will be the first two artists to work with Sony Music Middle East
Analysis News Why the music industry is headed for a tussle with TikTok over royalties New financial data and comments from Sir Lucian Grainge suggest that tension is mounting over TikTok's payouts to the music industry
Interviews Per Sundin on ABBA, Pophouse’s acquisition strategy – and why he thinks the smartest people at record companies will soon be working on catalog The CEO of Pophouse Entertainment, and former CEO of Universal Music Sweden, joins the MBW Podcast
Analysis News From TikTok parent’s music streaming plans to Latin Music’s $510m US revenues in H1… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up Our biggest stories of the week, brought to you in association with Centtrip
News YouTube Shorts sponsors new category at next month’s A&R Awards Short-form video platform helps highlight the A&R stars from the ranks of the industry's best managers
Analysis Interviews ‘Short-form video has changed the way music is performed, shared, and enjoyed. Competition for eyeballs is fierce.’ MBW's World Leaders series interviews Sherry Tan, Managing Director of Warner Music China
Interviews Key Songs In The Life Of… Julie Greenwald The Chairman and CEO of Atlantic Music Group on the songs that have soundtracked, and changed, her life
Analysis News TikTok parent in talks with labels to launch music streaming service in 12+ new markets – report Sony Music Entertainment recently refused to renew its licensing agreement with Resso, resulting in its catalog being pulled from the service in all three of its current territories
News BeatConnect attracts $2.2m in funding for collaborative music tech DAW platform BeatConnect was founded in 2010
News Management Company category sponsored by Centtrip at A&R Awards Global fintech company continues long-term support for prestigious category at next month's big event
News Warner Music acquires stake in Serbian record label, Mascom Records Company acts as Warner Music’s local distributor
Analysis News With revenues of $510m in H1, Latin Music is still on course to generate $1 billion in the US this year According to new mid-year data released by the RIAA, on a retail basis, Latin Music revenues grew 23% in the US in H1 2022
News PPL announced as A&R Administrator of the Year sponsor at November’s A&R Awards UK licensing company joins growing band of big-name sponsors backing industry's most enjoyable night out