News Kristal McKanders Dube to lead Global Corporate Communications for BMG McKanders Dube joins BMG after nearly six years at Warner Music Group
Analysis News Tencent Music’s AI-powered tech can ‘predict the next hit song,’ and 5 other things we learned from its latest annual report TME is also facing 695 copyright infringement lawsuits, and it's negotiating a 10% stake in an 'overseas entertainment company'
News Kilometre Music Group has spent $130m+ on music rights to date and says its latest acquisitions include stakes in Taylor Swift’s ‘Lavender Haze’ and ‘Karma’ Company formed the Barometer Global Music Royalty Fund in 2021
News Annie Aberle promoted to Senior Vice President/Head of Creative at PULSE Music Group Aberle was previously Vice President, A&R, PULSE Music Group
News Delia Orjuela appointed Head of Creative Mexican Music at Warner Chappell Music Orjuela was instrumental in catapulting Mexican-American singer DannyLux to chart-topping success
News Tuned Global-powered kid-safe music streaming app Gabb Music launches premium version "This is the first time a music streaming service that includes all genres has been built from the ground up with kids in mind first and foremost"
News PRS for Music forms partnership with The BRIT School’s music department The partnership with PRS for Music will enable the school to remain free to all performing and creative arts students
News Streams of Música Mexicana soared by 440% in five years on Spotify, platform says The trend is most pronounced in Latin America, the music streaming service says in a new report
Analysis Blog ‘The integration of AI into the music industry heralds a symphony of transformative possibilities.’ The following op/ed comes from Daouda Leonard, manager of Grimes and founder of Los Angeles-based AI development studio CreateSafe
Analysis News Live Nation says forcing it to sell Ticketmaster would not be ‘legally permissible,’ and 3 other things we learned on the company’s latest earnings call Live Nation's businesses would do very well as standalone companies, CEO Michael Rapino says, but that's not the strategy
Interviews ‘Artists are the ultimate entrepreneurs, they put so much at stake to do their job and you have to remember that.’ Yungblud’s manager, Tommas Arnby, on his philosophy on management, virality, artistic evolution and more…
News Sarah Mitchell named SVP Rights and Royalties, UK and Europe at BMG Exec will maintain her position within BMG’s senior leadership team in the UK
News Lana Del Rey named top artist-songwriter in Q4 2023 on the NMPA Gold & Platinum Program (based on RIAA certifications) Noah "40" Shebib was named the top non-performing songwriter for the quarter
News Randy Travis returns with new song thanks to Warner’s AI experiment Travis has been struggling with limited speech for over a decade following a debilitating stroke
News Ircam Amplify unveils AI tool to detect AI-generated music Ircam calls the AI detector, targeted to stakeholders in the music industry, a "game-changer"
News Virgin Music extends partnership with distro and label services firm SRG/ILS The new agreement builds on their initial collaboration, first established in 2015
Analysis News From Universal’s TikTok deal to Blackstone’s bid for Hipgnosis Songs Fund… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days…
Analysis News Live Nation revenue reached $3.8bn last quarter; attendance grew 21% to 23m fans in Q1 The concert giant's latest financial results were published on Thursday (May 2)