News UMG content strategist: Podcasts ‘could potentially rival share of ear for music consumption’ Barak Moffitt opens up on the threat to 'share of ear' from podcasts vs. music
Blog What will a music company look like in 2025? The music industry is buoyant again – but faces tough challenges, says Golnar Khosrowshahi
News Is this TikTok’s next big music hire? MBW hears that Ole Obermann will be getting a big gig at social video service
News As TuneCore’s 250,000 artists get access to Tencent services in China, CD Baby adds another 750,000 CD Baby partners with TME to deliver its catalog of streaming-eligible tracks to QQ Music, KuGou Kuwo
News TuneCore challenges majors in China with Tencent partnership TuneCore will makes artists’ recordings available to the platform's listener base in the country
News Starwatch Entertainment & Tigerspring partner with Believe on new ‘super-indie’ label, Lobster 'The flexibility of an indie label with the marketing power of a major player.'
Interviews Mr Eazi on the global success of Afrobeats and his mission to empower the next generation of artists Having generated more than 900m streams worldwide and collaborated with the likes of Beyoncé, Mr Eazi started artist services company emPawa Africa in November 2018
News Amazon Echo and Alexa launch in Brazil, just three weeks after arrival of Amazon Music Alexa experience has been 'built from the ground up' for Brazil
News BPI backs MBW’s UK-focused A&R Awards, as event sells out (again) The ceremony has now completely (as in, completely) sold out, for the fourth year in a row
Interviews ‘Songwriters have a challenging life. It’s a certain kind of grind that we really understand.’ Pulse Music Group co-founders Scott Cutler and Josh Abraham talk to MBW about their growth over 10 years
News YouTube and Hulu executives join Troy Carter’s Q&A Appointments follow other recent hires from Amazon, Universal and Paradigm
Interviews ‘If we want to build value in this industry, we have to tell the real stories of how music is made.’ Genius' Director of Content Elizabeth Milch discusses music industry bugbears and addresses the Google dispute
Analysis News The major labels are starting to find life tougher in Sweden. Is this a wake-up call for the future? Independent artists continue to rise – as first-party playlists take control in crucial market
News YouTube Music app now preinstalled on all new Android 10 devices Icon should be visible as soon a new device is started up