News Nicki Minaj debuts on Roblox to promote ‘Pink Friday 2’ album via Karta deal Metaverse studio Karta raised $1.1 million in July 2023
News Elliot Grainge’s 10K Projects makes key executive appointments, including General Counsel and CFO Blake Brown-Grakal named General Counsel, Samuel Cohen named General Manager, and Max Gore named CFO
News Warner Music Group and The Sandbox are launching a ‘90s-inspired video game celebrating The Notorious B.I.G. Breakin' B.I.G. is a 2D arcade-style game that is set in a Brooklyn neighborhood in the ‘90s
Analysis News What Universal Music Group really thinks about generative AI and copyright law… MBW has digested UMG's revelatory 99-page submission to the US Copyright Office on generative AI. Here's what we've discovered.
Interviews ‘The best failure that ever could have possibly happened to me’: Regal Credit’s Anthony Davenport on building a business, celebrity stalkers, and prepping for the next recession The founder of Regal Credit on stalkers, the banking industry, and his personal story
News We Are Giant raises $8M from Sterling Partners to launch music community platform Founded and led by Andy Apple, We Are Giant aims to provide a centralized space for community building, revenue generation, and direct-to-fan engagement.
Analysis Live Nation’s Michael Rapino lays out the argument for why concerts – not streaming – are the future of the music biz Rapino spoke at length at Liberty Media's investor conference in New York last week, breaking down the economics of his company's field
News Universal Music strikes strategic partnership with India-based talent agency REPRESENT The two companies plan to work together on artist development, fan engagement and other efforts
News NEON16 partners with Influur to host three-day entertainment event during Mexico City Grand Prix NEON16 was founded by Latin music heavyweights Tainy and Lex Borrero
News Abbey Road Studios to host third Abbey Road Amplify event The event will also be live-streamed on the Abbey Road Studios website
News HYBE-signed K-Pop stars Le Sserafim partner with games developer Blizzard Entertainment for Overwatch 2 collaboration The deal marks the game’s first musical artist collaboration
Interviews What should the music industry learn from the world of video games and e-Sports? On this 'cast Tim Ingham, founder of Music Business Worldwide, is joined by Maria Egan, the Global Head of Music – as well as events – at Riot Games.
Analysis The mounting horror of music’s Frankenstream services The following op-ed comes from long-time music industry journalist Eamonn Forde
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...
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