Interviews With 11bn streams to date and annual revenues of $17m, Global Records is one of the CEE region’s biggest hits… Head of Label Diana Munteanu on opportunities in Russia, and expansion into Western Europe
Analysis News Microsoft’s $69bn acquisition of Activision Blizzard shows that content is merely Big Tech’s edible plaything. MBW Reacts: Our team's music biz-centric take on huge news for the world of video games
News British rock band CRAWLERS sign to Polydor Records CRAWLERS have clocked up over 21 million streams on Spotify
News Amber Grimes joins LVRN as Executive Vice President/GM and Partner Grimes joins LVRN after three years at Capitol Records
News Read Sir Lucian Grainge’s 2022 message to Universal Music Group’s workforce 'Universal Music truly is a category of one,' writes Sir Lucian Grainge
Interviews ‘These last 18 months have taught me resilience, determination and that you just have to figure it out and keep going.’ Amy Morgan, manager of Glass Animals, discusses breaking the Oxford band around the world, working with Polydor/Republic and dealing with imposter syndrome...
News Italy’s entire Top 20 albums and Top 10 singles in 2021 were from local artists Taxi Driver by Rkomi was the No.1 album in 2021
News Now John Legend sells: BMG and KKR buy catalog from All Of Me hitmaker Deal was executed in September last year, according to regulatory filing
News Mimi Camara and Tawny Thompson join Joie Manda’s Encore Recordings Camara will serve as Senior Vice President of Business & Legal Affairs, and Thompson joins as Controller and Vice President of Finance
News NFT marketplace OpenSea valued at $13.3bn as it raises $300m in Series C funding OpenSea was founded in 2017
Analysis Blog Catch ’22: A Complete* List Of Absolutely Everything The Music Business Needs To Fix Or Get Rid Of In 2022 (*Almost) Eamonn Forde suggests 22 new year's resolutions for the music business...
Interviews ‘The idea of managing Elton before I got sober would have been terrifying.’ Elton John’s manager, David Furnish, explains how the partnership works and how he helped introduce the superstar to an even wider audience...
Analysis The brakes have been slammed on audio streaming’s growth in the UK. Is the US next? Stat Of The Week: Latest BPI numbers show that UK market's streaming volume growth shrunk considerably last year versus 2020
News Sony Music Publishing signs global deal with Brazilian pop star Anitta Anitta is Brazil's most streamed artist
News Cutting Edge and Blantyre Capital commit $125m to acquire film and TV music rights A third of this sum has already been invested in music rights