News Disney Music Group strikes deal with AI music startup AudioShake to ‘unlock new listening and fan engagement experiences’ for its catalogDMG to use AudioShake’s stem separation and lyric transcription tech
News Record labels have sent ‘hundreds of thousands’ of copyright infringement notices to Verizon. Now they’re suing the internet provider for over $2bnRecord companies sue ISP for alleged 'massive copyright infringement committed by tens of thousands of its subscribers'.
News David Wolter and Miles Beard named Co-Heads of East Coast and West Coast A&R at Republic RecordsWolter is based in New York, while Beard is based in Los Angeles
News After raising $150M at $1bn valuation, avatar startup Genies launches network to connect cultural icons with innovation partnersCelebrities like Paris Hilton and Camila Cabello have invested in the avatar creation company
News DICE exploring sale valuing it at ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’ (report)The potential sale comes amid a flurry of M&A activity in the ticketing and live events space
News Downtown Music holds talks with PE firms, major music company regarding sale (report)The music company has been shifting focus from copyright ownership to providing services for copyright holders
Analysis News From Blackstone’s Hipgnosis deal to the US Copyright Office’s ‘landmark’ ruling… it’s MBW’s Weekly Round-UpThe biggest stories from the past week – all in one place
News Universal Music Australia launches not-for-profit record label Irruk Birruk to bring indigenous artists and music to a wider audienceUMG describes the new label as an "industry-first move towards making Indigenous music more accessible"
News Ireland’s IMRO extends royalty collection agreement with ICE'International collaboration is key to maximizing revenues for rightsholders whilst minimizing costs without duplicating resources in individual markets'
News Virgin Music Group partners with Japan’s Frontier Works for anime music projectsThe global anime market has seen explosive growth in recent years.
News PRS celebrates 110th anniversary with commemorative publication in partnership with MBUKCollection society reflects on over a century of working on behalf of songwriters around the world
News Warner Music Japan Chief Operating Officer Kazuhiro Shimada exitsShimada joined Warner Music Japan in November 2022
News Lenzo Yoon, one of the key execs behind the rise of BTS, is leaving HYBE (report)Exec joined the company in 2010 as Head of Strategic Planning
News Spotify is introducing comments to its podcasts. Are music tracks next?Spotify could follow YouTube, SoundCloud and China's streaming services in upping interactivity on its platform
News London’s Baltic ATM receives Arts Council funding to expand support for emerging artistsRun by Baltic Studios in Haggerston, London, the programme has supported up-and-coming artists since 2020