News Warner strikes deal to create ‘first music-themed world’ in The Sandbox gaming metaverse Partnership aims to bring live concerts and music experiences featuring WMG artists
Interviews News Patrick Moxey on leaving Ultra Records, selling up to Sony… and why ambitions are sky-high for his new label The Ultra Records founder discusses his next move after shock exit from the legendary label he founded
News Universal inks licensing agreement with Nordic fitness service Mentra by SATS Deal will allow Mentra fitness users to exercise to UMG’s catalog of recorded music across the Nordic region
News NFT Platform Blockparty strikes first major label partnership with Warner Music Group New York-headquartered platform strikes first major label partnership
Interviews ‘It is a Herculean task, managing an artist in 2021.’ Matt Colon, Global President of Music at YM&U tells MBW about the firm's expansion plans, success with NFTs, and above all, the challenges of being an artist manager in 2021…
News Are we witnessing the rise of the $9.99 creator subscription economy? Native Instruments' new product adds to growing list of $9.99-per-month subscriptions in creator tools sector
Analysis News From Live Nation’s $416m acquisition to Spotify’s comedy battle: It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – and why they matter
News Anthony Martini exits role as CEO of Royalty Exchange, joins Slip.stream as Chief Music Officer and Partner Martini will oversee the development of the company’s music catalog and frontline record label
News Deadmau5 and Richie Hawtin raise $4.5m to build ‘the leading music metaverse’ Could PIXELYNX build music's definitive metaverse?
News From the Grammys nominations list to Sony’s $100m share buy – It’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The music industry's biggest few stories from the past week, and why they matter
Interviews ‘We are taking Afrobeats to the world.’ In the latest in MBW's World Leaders interview series, we speak to Don Jazzy, founder of Nigeria-based Mavin Records
News DistroKid enters NFT market with ‘Sellouts’, mints 10,000 collectible NFTs ILOVEMAKONNEN, Ricky Desktop and Ryan Oakes are early participating musicians
Interviews ‘The music industry can feel like playing the lottery for musicians. But those building communities on Twitch are getting rewarded.’ Twitch's Tracy Chan answers MBW's questions
News Media giant GMM Grammy partners with Tuned Global to launch Thailand’s first localized streaming app Plern expects to attract 5m monthly active users within first year
Analysis Blog TikTok and social media’s explosion in music is only going to get louder WeGenerate's Luka Zak on how short-form video and new social media platforms are transforming the industry