News Metaverse company XONE joins Abbey Road Red tech incubator, whose startups have raised over $70m so far XONE is a tech startup operating within the music and Web3 space
News BMG acquires Jean-Michel Jarre’s entire music publishing catalog Acquisition is the biggest single deal ever struck by BMG in France
News YouTube strikes partnership with Shopify, as platform expands e-commerce tools for creators All eligible creators can now access live shopping features
News K-pop giant SM Entertainment forms JV with AmazeVR to produce immersive VR concerts for the metaverse Studio A will be based in Seoul, South Korea
News Ex-Spotify Head of Music Business Development Karibi Dagogo-Jack named Head of Music Partnerships at Roblox Exec's appointment forms part of a wider expansion of Roblox's global partnerships team
News Rehegoo Music partners with B2B music firm Tuned Global to launch new background streaming service New streaming service is called Music for Spaces
News Anghami acquires events and concerts company Spotlight, as it expands into live entertainment Deal will see Spotlight Events become Anghami's arm for live events and concerts
News Brigitte Green promoted to Senior Vice President Film & TV Creative Licensing at Interscope Geffen A&M Records Green joined Interscope in 2018 as Vice President of Creative Licensing
News Kimberly Knoller named Chief Marketing Officer at deadmau5’s metaverse platform PIXELYNX Exec will oversee all marketing strategy and execution for PIXELYNX and its first game, ELYNXIR
Analysis Blog The Decentralization Paradox The following MBW op/ed comes from Dan Symons, founder of SPLIT / LIP, a Web3 and metaverse business consultancy for rights owners
News Avex USA expands startup investment fund to $25m, signals plan to back Web3 ventures Company to invest in businesses involved in crypto and NFTs, with a wider focus on Web3, the metaverse and the creator economy
Analysis News Steve Cooper is leaving Warner Music Group. Will one of these 53 people replace him as CEO? MBW runs down a bunch of executives that might just have a shot of being Warner Music Group's new boss
News Ex-Roblox Head of Music Jon Vlassopulos joins advisory board of metaverse company Dubit Vlassopulos will work with Dubit in a senior advisory capacity on future metaverse strategies
News Anthony De Padua promoted to Vice President, Digital Marketing at RCA Records De Padua first started at RCA Records in 2020 as Director, Digital Marketing
News Twitch Head of Music Tracy Chan exits, joins SoundCloud to lead platform’s global Creator business Chan will oversee the platform's Creator ecosystem globally