Analysis News Sir Lucian Grainge on Universal’s new deal with Meta – and his belief that investment banks don’t ‘have the skill-sets or ability to exploit music rights’ Grainge was joined by Michael Nash and Boyd Muir on a call with analysts last week
Analysis News Is old music really exploding on TikTok, or has our definition of ‘catalog’ become outdated? New Chartmetric report shines a light on relevant data within much-discussed industry issue
Analysis News From Meta losing Kobalt’s catalog to Universal’s $2.7bn in Q2… It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week - and why they matter
News Lyrics platform Musixmatch secures strategic investment from TPG Growth Founded in 2010, Musixmatch claims to have assembled the world’s largest lyrics catalog
Analysis On the UK music industry market study: The show ain’t over till the IPO sings! Annabella Coldrick, CEO of the MMF, has her say on the Competition and Markets Authority's work
Interviews Strange Fruits has tens of billions of streams – but it’s not without controversy. Its 25-year-old founder speaks out. Stef van Vugt, founder of Fruits Music, answers MBW's questions on our latest podcast
News $6 million in crypto tokens stolen by hackers from blockchain music streaming platform Audius A hacker traded digital AUDIO tokens for less than $1.1 million worth of Ethereum
Analysis News On SoundCloud’s new deal with Warner Music (or why the debate over Fan-Powered Royalties is more complicated than ‘fairness’). A bold and brave agreement between two forward-thinking companies. But can FPR ever go 'mainstream'?
News NetEase Cloud Music ‘expands K-Pop portfolio’ with YG Entertainment licensing deal YG's roster includes K-Pop groups such as BIGBANG and BLACKPINK
Interviews ‘There’s no better feeling than seeing your friends do well.’ Golden Boy Entertainment founder Terry Appiasei is the manager behind UK rap star Tion Wayne, who scored his (and drill’s) first UK No.1 in 2021 with Body, and has kept succeeding ever since.
News Brent Faiyaz renews publishing deal with PULSE Music Group Faiyaz initially signed to PULSE in 2016
News FaZe Clan goes public on Nasdaq via SPAC merger; share price falls 24% in first day of trading FaZe Clan is run by ex-music industry veteran Lee Trink, alongside ex-BMG exec Zach Katz
News DistroKid’s 2 million artists join Jaxsta’s global music credits database Jaxsta, meanwhile had a market cap value of AU$10.6 million as of Wednesday (July 21)
Interviews ONErpm has conquered Brazil’s streaming market. Now it’s taking on the world. Founder Emmanuel Zunz explains his expansion plans for one of LatAm's most successful distribution and services companies
Interviews NEON16 wants to become the Roc Nation of Latin Music. Here’s Lex Borrero’s masterplan to achieve it. Lex Borrero on Taking Tainy to the top and revolutionizing the Latin music business