News Max Lousada’s farewell note to Warner Music Group staff: ‘Ultimately, music has to win. It’s just too important not to.’ Max Lousada, the longtime CEO of Recorded Music at Warner Music Group, writes farewell note to WMG's staff
Analysis News From TikTok Music’s shutdown to Atlantic Music Group’s new leadership team… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-Up The biggest stories from the past week – all in one place…
News Swiss court launches bankruptcy proceedings against Proper Group, formerly Utopia Music The embattled company says it was unaware of legal proceedings brought against it, and missed a court hearing
News Julia Michaels sells catalog to the Jonas Group, founded by The Jonas Brothers’ father Kevin Jonas Sr. Michaels has sold "a vast catalog" of publishing copyrights and recordings to the Jonas Group
News DIY distributor Too Lost to host ‘Game From The GAUDS’ music industry conference series in four US cities Event to take place in Philadelphia, Washington DC, Atlanta and New York.
News The elephant is leaving the building: Hipgnosis name and branding set to change to reflect new structure under Blackstone Storm Thorgerson-designed logo will no longer represent company with a new name likely, say MBW sources
News The Music Business UK Awards 2024 in association with YouTube: The finalists revealed! The UK's finest will duke it out for prizes aplenty on the evening of Tuesday, November 5
News Major music companies send letter to Canada’s CRTC, urging it not to regulate streaming as if it were radio Streaming services will be required to pay 5% of their Canadian revenue to support local content, including radio stations
News Sony Music Publishing renews global publishing deal with Latin Music superstar Edgar Barrera Deal extends longstanding partnership, which began in 2014
News Audius officially launches public artist payment system with 10% community split Fans can now make payments to artists using USDC, a stablecoin that's convertible to other currencies
News TikTok challenger Connyct partners with Warner Music Group in lead up to launch At least for now, the app will be available only to post-secondary students in the US
News HYBE label ADOR rejects Min Hee-jin’s reinstatement as CEO but offers to extend her board term HYBE is embroiled in an ongoing conflict with Min Hee-jin, ex-CEO of sub-label ADOR
News Ticketmaster partners with Tickets for Good to provide free tickets to non-profit workers The partnership aims to reward those who dedicate themselves to serving their communities, including healthcare workers, charity workers, and volunteers
News Rich Castillo joins Graduation as Head of A&R Castillo will be launching his own label, Lionbear Records, to be distributed by Graduation’s label services arm
News After raising $3.5M in funding, AI-powered music remixing app Hook launches on iOS The app allows users to create short-form remixes and mashups of popular songs using AI
News Robert Kilduff appointed Chief Financial Officer of Universal Music Group Nashville Exec brings over 30 years of experience in financial leadership, strategic financial planning, operations, and corporate development.
News TikTok Music closure a win for Spotify, says Deutsche Bank Deutsche Bank says that TikTok Music closing down is "a clear positive for Spotify"
News Warner revises annual cost savings estimate following latest round of layoffs Cost savings revealed in SEC filing published on Thursday, September 19